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Managing a Healthy Herd Ensures Safe Milk Supply
[caption id=”” align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Cows as typically seen on dairy farms. How do farmers keep illnesses from spreading to your milk? Image via…
Arizona Apples: Yum!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] We’ve been having loads of fun talking about apples, including candy apples. Over at Julie’s Fresh Air, the…
10 Fun Facts about Candy Apples
A staple of fall festivals and apple harvest celebrations, candy apples are a sure sign that winter is on the way and Halloween is here. …
Consumers Willing to Pay More for Genetically Modified Food, Sometimes
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Genetically modified foods attract consumers. These plums genetically engineered to resist plum pox virus. Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] New research published in the…
Freaky, Fantastic Fennel
By Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm As I go over the Fall planting schedule here at Desert Roots Farm, I see fennel on the list and…
Three Acres and a Cow- Random Musings for a Monday Morning!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] By: Philip Bashaw, Government Relations Manager, Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Over the weekend my…
How to Fight The Rising Cost of Food
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] How do you fight the rising cost of food? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] In the Arizona’s Farm Bureau’s most recent Market Basket…
Nuts Over Brownies by Jan D’Atri
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Arizona Republic. Article used with permission. By Jan D’Atri (JanDAtri.com) [caption id=”attachment_3917″ align=”alignright” width=”314″ caption=”Your family…
CSA’s in Arizona Growing in Popularity
[caption id="attachment_3919" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Number of CSA's in Arizona, broken down by county."][/caption] With the increase in food prices, consumers everywhere are looking for ways…
Producing Milk is More Than Just Milking Cows
[caption id="attachment_3921" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Joe Serrano, part owner of Joharra Dairy in Casa Grande is working hard to maintain healthy and productive dairy cows."][/caption] It…
Dine Out for Farms October 16-22, 2011
Editor’s note: No Arizona restaurants are officially participating in this event, however, you can show your support for Arizona’s farms and ranches by eating a…
Get Your Garden Growing
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Arizona is a great place to garden. Image by Helen K via Flickr"][/caption] One of the great things about living in…
Local Growers and Farmers Team Up to Support Rendez-Zoo
[caption id="attachment_3649" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Rendez-Zoo brings Farmers together with design students to create centerpieces... for the animals. Image Credit: http://phoenixzoo.org/rendezzoo/"][/caption] Local growers and farmers are…
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