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Arizona Rural Leadership Program is Accepting Applications
Project CENTRL, Arizona’s Center for Rural Leadership, is accepting applications for Class 21 through June 1, 2011. The mission of Project CENTRL is to assist…
Perceptions Have Changed
Today, 310 million people live in the United States. This means a multitude of people with their own ideas and opinions about everything from who…
Pending Trade Agreements Could Bring Millions of Dollars to Arizona’s Economy
Study Conducted for Arizona Farm Bureau also indicates improved job creation if Korean, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements are passed by Congress Arizona farmers…
Alert for Arizona Horse Owners: Horse Illness Outbreak Notice!
—HORSE ILLNESS OUTBREAK NOTICE: HORSE OWNERS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS— An outbreak of a strain of equine herpesvirus has veterinary experts asking horse owners to…
Devastating Floods Temper Spring Optimism
Guest Editorial By John Hart, American Farm Bureau Federation Nothing enlivens a farmer’s spirit of optimism and hope for the harvest to come than spring…
5 Reasons Farm Subsidies Aren’t Making America Fat
It is a common misconception that Federal subsidies for farmers are causing the increased incidence of obesity in America by creating an artificial price gap…
How a 2-cent Sales Tax on Food Germinates an Employee Garden
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Did you know that last year’s 2-cent Phoenix sales tax on food purchased from grocery stores inspired an employee…
Mortimer Family Farms Establishes Roots on the Site Formerly Known as Young’s Farms
Farm family draws on tradition to launch the rebirth of a Landmark By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Mortimer family of Mortimer Family…
5 Ways Your Diet Can Relieve Stress
If you are like us, your stress level is at an all time high and you are beginning to feel the effects of prolonged stress…
The Pressure is On to Feed a Growing World
By Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau The United Nations News Service dated March 15, 2011 makes obvious the critical food production times we live…
You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?
For many Arizona residents, there is little question that they live in the desert as far as the climate goes. However, many of those same…
Top Mexican Restaurants to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
By Wendy Kenney, AZFB In honor of Cinco de Mayo, and Brent Murphree’s post about his favorite Mexican Restaurants in the Southwest, I thought I…
Making Mother’s Day Memorable
If you picture the perfect Mother’s Day, what do you see? Does the thought of poorly made pancakes, piled up by cute children and a…
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