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Grapes Make August Great
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08.15.2018

Grapes Make August Great

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern August brings us “in season” grapes, and in season grapes bring us many great things! In honor of…

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Watermelon Facts
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08.01.2018

Watermelon Facts

By Arizona Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom  It’s Summertime, the sun is out and the weather is great! The only thing that could make…

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All About the Pork
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02.21.2018

All About the Pork

By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Pork has always been referred to as the “other white meat” but it may be surprising to know…

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The Antibiotic Marketing Scare
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10.18.2017

The Antibiotic Marketing Scare

By Bailey Roden,  Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Are you worried about antibiotics being in your beef you purchase from the store? Well, I’m here to…

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Do Honey Bees Need Pesticides, or More Specifically, Miticides?
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05.31.2017

Do Honey Bees Need Pesticides, or More Specifically, Miticides?

By Amber Morin, Arizona Farm Bureau Field Manager and southern Arizona rancher with her family Miticides, as the name implies, is an agent used to control…

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Fast, Fun Facts about Arizona Melons and Sweet Corn
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06.29.2016

Fast, Fun Facts about Arizona Melons and Sweet Corn

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Melons and sweet corn, these two agriculture foods are some of my favorite summer foods. They’re fresh, healthy and…

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Get Your Hot Healthy On With Chilies
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06.22.2016

Get Your Hot Healthy On With Chilies

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Arizona can claim to be one of the best places to breed hybrid chili plants. Rumor has it that…

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Protecting Pollinators
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09.25.2015

Protecting Pollinators

Without pollinators, there wouldn’t be much to look at or eat. Pollinators are responsible for aiding the growth of over 80% of the world’s 1,400…

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It’s Apple Season in Arizona
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09.07.2015

It’s Apple Season in Arizona

September is just beginning and in Arizona that means apple season is in full swing. Did you know our Arizona apple growers produce close to…

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In Celebration of National Dairy Month, 15 Interesting Dairy Facts
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06.03.2015

In Celebration of National Dairy Month, 15 Interesting Dairy Facts

It is June, and that means that once again it is National Dairy Month.  According to the International Dairy Foods Association, National Dairy Month started…

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Beef Cattle, So Much More Than Just A Hamburger
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05.18.2015

Beef Cattle, So Much More Than Just A Hamburger

Arizona’s largest agriculture commodity is beef. Annually, Arizona ranches produce enough beef to feed over 4.6 million Americans. But, did you know beef cattle’s uses…

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Sweet Corn Season Begins In May In AZ
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05.15.2015

Sweet Corn Season Begins In May In AZ

Arizona has one of the longer sweet corn seasons in the country which runs from late May all the way through September. In the northern…

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Arizona Agritourism
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04.29.2015

Arizona Agritourism

When people think Arizona, usually they imagine it as one big, hot, dusty, barren desert. Most people are surprised to learn that agriculture provides $17.1…

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