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Category: Arizona farmers and ranchers

Our Celebrating the Centennial Series
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03.21.2012

Our Celebrating the Centennial Series

  [caption id="attachment_4724" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image via Julie Murphree at AZFB"][/caption] Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles celebrating Arizona’s Centennial…

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Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America
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02.29.2012

Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America

[caption id="attachment_4573" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Jonathan Dinsmore and Kids"][/caption] The farm and ranch families of American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last year raised more than $556,273…

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Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week
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02.21.2012

Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week

As they have done for the past decade and a half, farmer and rancher members of Arizona Farm Bureau will reach out to Arizona families…

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Arizona Agriculture is Alive and Well and Hiring
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02.06.2012

Arizona Agriculture is Alive and Well and Hiring

A recent article on Yahoo! stated that three of the top five most useless college degrees are in agriculture, which has farmers and ranchers around…

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Look Who’s Talking Now: Farmers
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01.10.2012

Look Who’s Talking Now: Farmers

By Julie Murphree  Someone has convinced farmers and ranchers to start talking.  That’s kind of a crazy proposition, especially since sometimes they really don’t care…

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12.29.2011

H-4 Ranch Presents the 4th Annual Driving and Harnessing Clinic

[caption id="attachment_4036" align="alignleft" width="307" caption="Come refine your skills at the 2012 H-4 Ranch Harnessing and Driving Clinic"][/caption] Don’t miss out on being a part of…

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12.22.2011

Farmer’s Markets in Phoenix Area, Open in Winter

One of the best things about living in Arizona is the almost year-round [caption id=”attachment_4184″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Arizona farmers sell fresh produce year round at winter…

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12.01.2011

Will the World Population Overwhelm the Earth’s Capacity to Grow Food? -The Conservation Conversation

In 1970, the world’s population was about 3.3 billion people. In 2010, the world population was around 6.6 billion people. At current growth rates, the…

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10.28.2011

Consumers Willing to Pay More for Genetically Modified Food, Sometimes

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Genetically modified foods attract consumers.  These plums genetically engineered to resist plum pox virus. Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] New research published in the…

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10.26.2011

Freaky, Fantastic Fennel

By Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm As I go over the Fall planting schedule here at Desert Roots Farm, I see fennel on the list and…

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CSA’s in Arizona Growing in Popularity
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10.19.2011

CSA’s in Arizona Growing in Popularity

[caption id="attachment_3919" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Number of CSA's in Arizona, broken down by county."][/caption] With the increase in food prices, consumers everywhere are looking for ways…

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Producing Milk is More Than Just Milking Cows
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10.17.2011

Producing Milk is More Than Just Milking Cows

[caption id="attachment_3921" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Joe Serrano, part owner of Joharra Dairy in Casa Grande is working hard to maintain healthy and productive dairy cows."][/caption] It…

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10.14.2011

Get Your Garden Growing

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Arizona is a great place to garden. Image by Helen K via Flickr"][/caption] One of the great things about living in…

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