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Farmers Helping Ranchers While Wildfires Rage
Short and Long-Term Impact of the State’s Wildfire’s on Arizona’s Cattle still to be determined. By Philip Bashaw, Arizona Farm Bureau with Contributions by Liz…
Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs! Fun Hot Dog Trivia for National Hot Dog Month
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] This year the average American will eat 60 hot dogs. Some will smother them in ketchup and mustard;…
Arizona Food Prices Continue to Rise; 7% Above First Quarter 2011
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are up again in the second quarter of 2011, according to…
Watch Out Cheddar, You’ve Got Some Competition!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Watch out cheddar, there’s a new cheese in town. Last year, the American Cheese Society saw 139 entries in…
America….Prepare to Fill Your Plate
On June 2, the Unites States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the new icon that aligns with the revised dietary guidelines released in January of…
My FBFS – More than Just Customer Service
My FBFS, the new iPhone application released in April by Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS), provides existing and potential customers with a direct link to…
The Buzz about Bees
A new book coming out this month offers a unique look at the life of commercial beekeepers and the current state of commercial beekeeping in…
Do Rich Ranchers and Famous Farmers Make Good Neighbors?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Almost as long as there have been Americans, the wealthiest and most prestigious among us have sought to…
It is not the corn it’s the carelessness
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Editor’s note: This article was written on behalf a Fill Your Plate blog reader asking about E coli…
The Tradition of the Family Dinner Table and its Health Benefits
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by basykes via Flickr"][/caption] When was the last time the entire family sat down together at the dinner table? And…
AITC Goes to Summer School
By Katie Aikins, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_2559″ align=”alignleft” width=”307″ caption=”Johnny Smallhouse, the youngest cattleman of the Smallhouse family, is seen here expanding his understanding…
It’s Time Agriculture Takes Back ‘Sustainable’
Editor’s Note: A while back we ran this editorial from rancher, Troy Hadrick, in our Choices publication. He’s active in American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer…
10 Amazing Things about Asparagus
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] 1. In a Class All its Own The asparagus plant was originally part of the lily family, the Liliaceae,…
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