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Category: Arizona farmers and ranchers

Local  Growers and Farmers Team Up to Support Rendez-Zoo
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10.13.2011

Local Growers and Farmers Team Up to Support Rendez-Zoo

[caption id="attachment_3649" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Rendez-Zoo brings Farmers together with design students to create centerpieces... for the animals. Image Credit: http://phoenixzoo.org/rendezzoo/"][/caption] Local growers and farmers are…

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Making High Quality Milk Begins with Healthy Cows
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10.12.2011

Making High Quality Milk Begins with Healthy Cows

At Arizona dairy farms the health and wellbeing of the cows is everyone’s number one priority.  From the minute the sun comes up, the dedicated…

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Schnepf Farms’ Famous Chili is Now as Close as Your Local Fry’s
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10.07.2011

Schnepf Farms’ Famous Chili is Now as Close as Your Local Fry’s

[caption id="attachment_3393" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Celebrate fall with a warm bowl of Schnepf Farm's famous chili. Image Credit: Adactio on flickr"][/caption] You don’t have to visit…

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10.05.2011

Safely Drive to Your Local Grocer and Buy some Arizona Cantaloupe!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="“We want Arizona families to know where our melons are grown.” -Cindi Pearson of Santa Rosa Produce; Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Ensuring…

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AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger
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09.30.2011

AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger

[caption id="attachment_3315" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Farm Fresh Ingredients Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger. Image Credit: Chichacha on Flickr"][/caption] Hamburgers are almost as American as corn on…

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09.28.2011

Farm Bureau Members Save on Farm Fresh Food with Members Only Discount

[caption id="attachment_3307" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farm Bureau Members Get Discounts on Farm Fresh Food. Image Credit: Kaylin Tally"][/caption] There are many benefits to being a member…

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09.21.2011

Arizona Farmers Earn Healthy Farms Recognition

[caption id=”attachment_3221″ align=”alignright” width=”224″ caption=”Bill Neubauer, Co-Chair of the U.S.-Mexico Commission’s Health Services Committee, presents Ed Curry with the 2011 Healthy Farms Recognition for Curry…

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Food Trends & Social Media
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09.19.2011

Food Trends & Social Media

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Food Channel’s Kay Compton-Logsdon recently shared some top food trends. The Food Channel’s vice president and editor-in-chief made…

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09.14.2011

It’s Not How Far You Have to Go to Get Healthy Food, It’s How Much it Costs When You Get There

As the obesity rate in America continues to rise year after year, researchers, policymakers, and experts in diet and nutrition have diligently looked for both…

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09.07.2011

Arizona Farm Bureau to Host 2011 Campaign Management Training Seminar

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Farm Bureau (image via Wikipedia)"][/caption] The Arizona Farm Bureau is excited to officially announce the dates for the 2011 Campaign…

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Ice Cream was Made for Arizona: A List of Some of Our Favorite Places to Buy It!
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09.02.2011

Ice Cream was Made for Arizona: A List of Some of Our Favorite Places to Buy It!

  [caption id=”attachment_3080″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”Despite the rise in costs of ingredients, ice cream makers are offering products families can afford. (Image courtesy of Robyn…

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08.31.2011

America’s Heartland Launches Seventh Season on Public TV

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by photofarmer via Flickr"][/caption] Editor’s Note: Arizona Farm Bureau will once again be sponsoring America’s Heartland on PBS beginning this fall. 22…

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There’s Something Special about Summer Food
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08.29.2011

There’s Something Special about Summer Food

Picture this:  The sky is that glorious shade of blue that only seems to be possible on cloudless days.  The temperature is hot, but not…

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