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Ag in the Classroom is in Session in Arizona
With the start of the new school year, Ag in the Classroom (AITC) finds its way back into classrooms across the state of Arizona. Teachers…
Animal Rights: Negative Media Attention Impacts Meat Demand
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Media attention to animal welfare results in significant, negative effects on U.S. meat demand, according to a new analysis…
Fall Pumpkin and Corn Maze Festivals in Arizona
Fall is the perfect time of year in Arizona for everything outdoor and that’s why there is an abundance of outdoor festivals! Here is a…
Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be
Wheat is one of the world’s oldest and most important crops grown and Arizona is a big player in the wheat field! A report recently…
Out to Pasture and On To Quality Grass on the McGibbon and King Family Ranches
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Hungry for beef? Want it to be grass-fed? Arizona beef producers can accommodate you. In fact, a generational ranch…
Beef is Back!!
By Patrick Bray, Executive Director of Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association and Lauren Scheller, Director of Consumer Marketing and Public Relations of the Arizona Beef Council…
BLACK RICE OUTPACES BLUEBERRIES IN ANTIOXIDANT POWER
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberriesand blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have aneconomical alternative, scientists…
Science Contradicts the Humane Society of the United States on Salmonella and “Cage-Free” Eggs
Science Contradicts the Humane Society of the United States on Salmonella and “Cage-Free” Eggs Animal Rights Group Makes Reckless Claims and Ignores Inconvenient Research Washington,…
National Breakfast Month: How to get your kids to eat breakfast
September is National Breakfast month so we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight what is considered to be the most important meal of the…
LAST GRILL STANDING: TIPS FOR YOUR LABOR DAY COOKOUT
Labor Day, America’s third most popular outdoor grilling holiday, is right around the corner yet fewer Arizonans will pack away the barbecue grill after this…
Recent Egg Recall Reminds us about the Basics in Food Safety
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Sharing words of appreciation for our nation’s food safety system, Mary Lee Chin, MS, RD, an independent consultant based…
I’m Going to Have my Omelet and Eat it Too
The recent egg recall has made me more of an advocate for the protein packed egg! By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Since the nationwide…
8 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Squash, But Were Afraid To Ask
The squash, in all of its forms, from A-corn to Z-ucchini have been enjoyed in North America since before the Europeans arrived. In fact, the…
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