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Month: February 2010

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02.24.2010

Farmers and Ranchers Care About Animal Welfare

Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”” align=”alignleft” width=”353″ caption=”Alan Kessler (center) chats with other ranchers during an Arizona Farm Bureau gathering. Kessler says Arizona…

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02.23.2010

Food Check-Out Week Spotlights Healthy Eating on a Budget

  By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau        As the economic squeeze continues, many Americans remain concerned that the cost of a healthy diet is out…

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02.22.2010

Arizona's State Budget Cuts could put Your Food Safety at Risk

 By Tim Dunn, Arizona Farm Bureau Vice President, and Chair of the Advisory Council for the Arizona Department of Agriculture. Desperate for a balanced state…

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02.22.2010

Arizona Farm Bureau Updated Set of Food Shopping Savings Tips

Arizona Farm Bureau recently added additional food shopping savings tips to its list. The source of Arizona’s quarterly food marketbasket survey, Arizona Farm Bureau regularly…

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02.19.2010

New Contest! Arizona Farm Bureau Members, Send Us a Testimonial and You Could Win!

If you’re an Arizona Farm Bureau member and love Arizona agriculture, tell us about it! Submit a 1- or 2-minute video testimonial or write one…

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02.19.2010

Fill Your Plate’s Variety is the Spice of Life!

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Recently, we talked about beef. But what if you’re hungry for a unique food item and you want to…

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02.18.2010

Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner…and Breakfast and Lunch

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Supermarket sales of American beef have been a bright spot during the recent economic downturn. While the media have…

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02.18.2010

Oh Farmville, What Have You Done to Me?

Oh Farmville, What Have You Done to Me? Do you play the hugely popular game Farmville on Facebook?  If not, you should check it out…

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02.16.2010

Farming: The Original ‘Green Collar Job’

By Stewart Truelsen As the economy loses blue collar and white collar jobs, one bright spot in the employment outlook appears to be so-called “green…

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02.12.2010

Continuing the Conversation on Animal Agriculture's Antibiotic Use: The Poultry Industry

Thanks to Dr. McClure’s insightful editorial “Animal Agriculture and Responsible Antibiotic Use”we understand a lot more about antibiotic use in animal agriculture. But let’s keep…

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02.10.2010

Arizona Vet Takes Issue with CBS' Report on Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture

A 36-year veteran of veterinary medicine responds to a CBS report on animal agriculture and antibiotics. Dr. McCLure suggests that “my lifetime of experience in…

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02.09.2010

Healthy Eating Series: Top 10 “All You Can Eat Foods" and Still Lose Weight

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could diet and not be hungry all the time? If you ask anyone who’s ever dieted before, they’ll most…

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Love Your Food?  Hug a Farmer and You Could Win Yummy Prize!
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02.08.2010

Love Your Food? Hug a Farmer and You Could Win Yummy Prize!

Love Food?  Hug a Farmer and Win a Prize! Arizona Farm Bureau Announces New Contest in Honor of Valentine’s Day Higley, Arizona  – February 8,…

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