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WANTED: CENTURY FARMS STORIES FOR WEBSITE
The Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage website tells the stories of America’s farm and ranch families and how century farms (in operation by the same family for…
What Makes a Great School Lunch?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Spice up lunches this year by including more than just a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Now that…
What’s in Season in September
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Green beans on the plant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] With September comes a little relief from the heat with highs that are…
STUDY SHOWS CHEESE LOWERS THE RISK OF DIABETES
A new study found that people who eat cheese are 12 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to those who rarely eat…
How Sustainable is Our Food Supply?
Access to adequate amounts of healthy food is one of the most important things that differentiate thriving regions from those that are faltering. Security to…
Beat the Heat This August
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="192"] Beat the heat this August with some ice cream! (image via Wikipedia)[/caption] August is here and the temperature is as…
MOST AMERICANS ARE CONFIDENT ABOUT SAFETY OF U.S. FOOD SUPPLY
Are you confident about the safety of our food? The International Food Information Council’s 2012 Food & Health Survey reveals that most Americans (78 percent)…
Day of Prayer for Those Affected by Drought
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This Thursday, Aug. 23, the American Farm Bureau Federation will be asking Americans to…
Perfect Ways to Use Peaches
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Celebrate National Peach month by visiting one of our local peach farmers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] August is National Peach Month and…
An Apple a Day – Celebrating the Apple Harvest
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Arizona produces more than 17 million lbs of apples each year. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Although most people don’t really associate apple…
Potato Industry Ponders Possible Bumper Crop
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What is your favorite potato recipe? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This year’s potato crop could be substantially larger than 2011’s—up to 41…
Arizona Farm Bureau Releases New Set of Strategies for Arizona Families to Stretch Their Food Dollars in Light of Midwest Drought
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] In light of recent food prices and anticipated future price increases due to widespread…
Everything is Better with Butter
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Butter is back! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Attention butter-lovers, butter is back! As people continue to cut back on fats and oils,…
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