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How to Grow Tomatoes in Arizona
State fruit – Tomato (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s time to brush off your green thumb and dig onto the soil and plant red, juicy tomatoes! …
Celebrate 70 Years of Farming and Fun with Schnepf Farms
Considered one of Arizona’s oldest operating family farms, Schnepf Farms continues to hit milestones as it celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Purchased for $25…
What the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Are Telling Us to Do for Better Health
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have now released 2010…
Freezing temperatures threaten crop and festival of Arizona’s largest peach grower!
Arizona’s largest peach grower is being creative as they try and protect their largest crop. With temperatures expected to drop below freezing for two nights…
How to Make Permanent, Positive Changes in Your Diet
Photo courtesy of USDA Healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle are not about deprivation; it’s about moderation and variety. Living in Arizona offers easy access…
Interesting Facts About Arizona Milk!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Now, more than ever, you have a chance to meet some of the young Arizona milk producers producing your…
HICKMAN’S FAMILY FARMS OF ARIZONA ANNOUNCES ARMSTRONG ACQUISITION
Latest Addition Brings Current Flock Capacity to More Than 5.5M Layers Last week, Hickman’s Family Farms of Arizona announced the acquisition of the Armstrong layer…
It’s National Meat Month – Let’s Celebrate Arizona Beef!
Meat lovers rejoice! The month of January has been set aside as a celebration of all things meat. Did you know that beef is Arizona’s…
Simmer Down
Soups on! Good, homemade soup is just the ticket in the month of January. Plus, you can fill your soups with lots of Arizona home-grown…
Celebrate National Oatmeal Month!
Do you remember those mornings when you rolled out of bed and shuffled down to the breakfast table only to be faced with a bowl…
Hopi Agricultural Expo & Photo Exhibit
Join us for the first of many events sponsored by the Natwani Coalition’s Hopi Agricultural Expo & Photo Exhibit on January 22, 2011 from 10am…
Organic Food in the News
On December 20, 2010, the USDA offered its third initiative “to help organic producers and those transitioning to organic production implement resource conservation practices on…
Is Our Food Too Good?
By Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Federation with Contributions by Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Health officials are sounding alarms about our obesity epidemic. Since…
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Crunching the Numbers on Arizona Agriculture: What the Latest USDA Census Reveals About Our Farms and Families
Three generations of the Caywood family work on their farm in Pinal County. Begun in 1930, the farm is currently a women-owned operation with the…
What Nutrition Does Rice Have? A Complete Guide to Rice’s Nutritional Value
Rice has always been one of those foods that seems to divide opinions. Some people swear by it and include it in nearly every meal,…
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