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Category: Arizona farmers and ranchers
Get a Visual on Arizona’s Farming and Ranching
No excuses any more. You can learn all about Arizona farming and ranching and get a real visual on it all in the comfort of…
World Egg Day and PJs? It’s an event you don’t want to miss!
Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? We don’t know of anyone and that’s why we want to make certain you don’t miss out on the…
Can you dig it? It’s National Potato Month!
There’s still time to celebrate National Potato Month. How have you celebrated the spud? According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, potatoes…
Truth, transparency in food labeling
Corn Refiners Association recently petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to allow manufacturers the option of using the label “corn sugar” as an alternative name…
Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be
Wheat is one of the world’s oldest and most important crops grown and Arizona is a big player in the wheat field! A report recently…
Out to Pasture and On To Quality Grass on the McGibbon and King Family Ranches
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Hungry for beef? Want it to be grass-fed? Arizona beef producers can accommodate you. In fact, a generational ranch…
Beef is Back!!
By Patrick Bray, Executive Director of Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association and Lauren Scheller, Director of Consumer Marketing and Public Relations of the Arizona Beef Council…
Is “Made in the USA” a dying term?
By Dal Grooms U.S. manufacturers feel much-maligned by the business press, which consistently points out technology advances and productivity increases in developing markets such as…
Farm-fresh goodness grows at Apple Annie’s
If you’ve lived in Arizona for any amount of time you’re probably familiar with the fall tradition of taking the family out to one of…
Arizona Farmer-Chef Connection 3: Make market connections between local buyers and growers!
Make market connections between local buyers and growers! This gathering is designed to foster collaboration and wholesale direct market opportunities for local farmers, ranchers, chefs…
Continued Litigation on Public Lands Could Mean an End to Grazing
Your Tax Dollars Fund Environmental Groups’ Suits By Ty Kelly & Anita Waite, Mohave County Farm Bureau and Bonnie Jones & Philip Bashaw, Arizona Farm…
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,…
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The Water in Your Salad Bowl: Why New Farm Water Matters to Every Arizona Table
By the time a head of Yuma lettuce, a glass of Arizona milk, or a handful of local pecans reaches your kitchen, a lot of…
What Nutrition Do Potatoes Have? A Complete Guide to the Nutritional Value of Potatoes
For a long time, potatoes were one of those foods I wasn’t quite sure about when it came to my fitness goals. I knew they…
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