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Month: October 2013

Arizona Food Prices are Up 6% in the Third Quarter of 2013
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10.10.2013

Arizona Food Prices are Up 6% in the Third Quarter of 2013

American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org    Arizona retail food prices at…

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Play Your Part in Writing the Story of American Agriculture
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10.09.2013

Play Your Part in Writing the Story of American Agriculture

Do your part to write America’s agricultural story (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If you think back over the past 100 years, the world we live in…

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Ask a Farmer: Should We Get Away From Industrial Farming and Back to the Family Farm?
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10.08.2013

Ask a Farmer: Should We Get Away From Industrial Farming and Back to the Family Farm?

Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #9 ” Shouldn’t we get away from industrial farming and back to the family farm?…

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Is that a Skirt Steak or a Flank Steak? Part 1
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10.07.2013

Is that a Skirt Steak or a Flank Steak? Part 1

Do you know your cuts of meat? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Unless you are a butcher, a chef, or a steak connoisseur, you probably don’t know…

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Help for Eating Healthy for Life
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10.04.2013

Help for Eating Healthy for Life

Follow these tips to eat healthy for life! (Photo Credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Eating healthy is one of the most important things you can do to safeguard…

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Arizona Food Prices are Down 3.5% in the Second Quarter of 2013
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10.03.2013

Arizona Food Prices are Down 3.5% in the Second Quarter of 2013

American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org. Arizona retail food prices at the…

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What’s in Season in October
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10.02.2013

What’s in Season in October

Work some of these in season produce into your meals this month (Photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) October means cooler weather and warmer food.   It means trading…

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Ask a Farmer: Why are Tomatoes Picked Green in Commercial Production?
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10.01.2013

Ask a Farmer: Why are Tomatoes Picked Green in Commercial Production?

Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #8 “Why are tomatoes picked green in commercial production?”    This is a great…

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