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Month: September 2010
Alice Cooper’s Guitar up for Auction
Autographed Guitar Auction will Benefit Agriculture in the Classroom After rocking for over four decades with hit songs like “School’s Out,” Arizona’s most famous Rock…
World Egg Day and PJs? It’s an event you don’t want to miss!
Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? We don’t know of anyone and that’s why we want to make certain you don’t miss out on the…
Can you dig it? It’s National Potato Month!
There’s still time to celebrate National Potato Month. How have you celebrated the spud? According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, potatoes…
Truth, transparency in food labeling
Corn Refiners Association recently petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to allow manufacturers the option of using the label “corn sugar” as an alternative name…
Enjoy Specialty Foods from Arizona Artisans at AJ’s Festival
Enjoy the beautiful fall weather at AJ’s Outdoor Festival on October 9th, 2010. Sample specialty foods, sauces and spices from local artisans. Try roasted chilies,…
Ag in the Classroom is in Session in Arizona
[caption id="attachment_882" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: Flickr.com - voodoangel"][/caption] With the start of the new school year, Ag in the Classroom (AITC) finds its way…
Animal Rights: Negative Media Attention Impacts Meat Demand
[caption id="attachment_877" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: Flickr.com -Kiwi NZ"][/caption] By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Media attention to animal welfare results in significant, negative effects…
Fall Pumpkin and Corn Maze Festivals in Arizona
[caption id="attachment_873" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fall is a great time to check out an Arizona Pumpkin Festival!"][/caption] Fall is the perfect time of year in Arizona…
Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be
Wheat is one of the world’s oldest and most important crops grown and Arizona is a big player in the wheat field! [caption id=”attachment_865″ align=”alignleft”…
Out to Pasture and On To Quality Grass on the McGibbon and King Family Ranches
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_861″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”Micaela McGibbon manages the registered Red Angus herd. Seen here with her youngest daughter, Micaela…
Beef is Back!!
[caption id=”attachment_852″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”Since 2008, a 12% drop in consumer demand for beef caused a 25% drop in cattle prices. But recent months have…
BLACK RICE OUTPACES BLUEBERRIES IN ANTIOXIDANT POWER
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberriesand blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have aneconomical alternative, scientists…
Science Contradicts the Humane Society of the United States on Salmonella and “Cage-Free” Eggs
Science Contradicts the Humane Society of the United States on Salmonella and “Cage-Free” Eggs Animal Rights Group Makes Reckless Claims and Ignores Inconvenient Research [caption…
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