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Arizona Farmers and Farmers Market Vendors Wanted!
Editor’s note: The event is actually the 26th-27th of March. Contact Schnepf Farms for more info.

Join us for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days!
Mark your calendars for March 11-13, 2011 for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days in Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. Yuma Lettuce…
Rising Food Prices Part II: How to Manage your Food Budget
You certainly didn’t need to see reports to know the price of food has risen in recent months. A trip to the supermarket is proof…

Arizona Agriculture: A Snapshot
Editor’s Note: Arizona Farm Bureau’s Joe Sigg recently spoke before the Arizona House of Representative’s Agriculture & Water Committee. His presentation follows:By Joe Sigg,…
Rising Food Prices Part I: A Farmer’s Point of View
First in a series on rising food prices. By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I know how to keep food prices down: Tap the tundra…

USDA Introduces Online Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America—
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the debut of an online mapping tool that captures a broad range of demographic, economic and agricultural data on…

Bashas’ & Food City Customers Invited to Help Arizona Students with CENTennial Penny Drive
Be prepared to search through kitchen drawers and look under couch cushions for pennies, as K-8 students in Arizona start collecting pennies for the statewide…
ARIZONA AG MOMS CELEBRATE FOOD CHECK-OUT WEEK WITH NASCAR AND APPLE PIE
NASCAR Driver Kenny Wallace to join Arizona Farm Bureau to advocate for Arizona Family Farmers & Ranchers Arizona Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out that runs this…
Farm Bureau Support of Feeding America Breaks Records
The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau last year raised more than $273,000 and donated more than 18 million pounds of food to hungry…
‘Like’ Goes a Long Way for Food Check-Out Week
By Cyndie Sirekis, American Farm Bureau Federation Social media campaigns and promotions are proliferating on the Internet these days, but now and then one that…
Alliance’s College Aggies Online Competition Prepares New Crop of Agvocates
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is proud to announce that the number of participants in its College Aggies Online scholarship competition has grown from 350 to…

6 Money Saving Tips for Eating Healthy
Do you think that it costs too much money to eat fresh fruits and vegetables? Think again! In a report released by the USDA, an…

How to Grow Tomatoes in Arizona
It’s time to brush off your green thumb and dig onto the soil and plant red, juicy tomatoes! Or if you prefer to get your…