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Opportunities Abound for Farmers to Sell Products to the Direct Market
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Yuma farmer Tim Dunn of Tim Dunn Farms already grew a number of crops. These included seed and specialty…
Why Your Favorite Meats Could Soon Disappear!
If you are like 96% of the American population, you enjoy eating meat. Whether it’s steak, hamburger, pork, fish, or chicken, we consume on average,…
Bashas’ Grocery Supports Our Communities
Arizona’s hometown grocery store Bashas’, supports Arizona farms and businesses. They are hosting outdoor festivals at their stores throughout the year. If you would be…
Getting the Most Bang for Your Food Buck
One of the highlights of all of the work that Arizona Farm Bureau does in the agriculture industry is the quarterly market basket report, which…
Your Food Dollar and the Farmer’s Cut
By Kevin Rogers, Arizona Farm Bureau President My wife, Janel, does the grocery shopping for our family of five. She’s asking why her food budget…
Summer Ag Institute: Teachers Learn Hands On About Arizona Agriculture
By Jerry Freed Editors Note: This poem was written by Jerry Freed, one of the 20 teachers that attended the Arizona Foundation for Ag Literacy’s Summer Ag…
What’s in Season, Arizona?
There are so many fruits and vegetables in season in Arizona for the summer and into the fall! Check out the graphic above to see…
Rescued Recipe: Short Ribs in Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Arizona Republic. The author has granted Fill Your Plate reprint permission. By Jan D’Atri Rescued Recipe…
Farmers; Ranchers Take Their Dog to Work Every Day
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Pet Sitters International is celebrating their 12th Annual “Take Your Dog to Work Day” this Friday, June 25th. It…
7 Little Known Facts about Ice Cream
June is National Dairy Month, and what better way to celebrate than with ice cream!! So we’ll use this as an opportunity to throw some…
Spice is the Variety of Life
It turns out that a pinch of basil or a dash of curry powder not only cranks up the flavor in a dish, but also…
Arizona Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Announces Winners of Photo- Poetry, Essay Contest
By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau On a late spring afternoon on the ranch east of Flagstaff, Vickie Park’s grandson, Joseph and husband, Jim,…
Pesticides: To Be or Not To Be?
Most people would assume that the life of a strawberry is free of dramatics and controversy. But recent discussions regarding the pesticides that are used…
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