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05.28.2010

NRCS Offers Help for Agricultural Energy Audits Individual energy audits will help Arizona producers reduce energy use

PHOENIX, May 25, 2010 — Arizona farmers, ranchers, dairies, nursery growers, and other agricultural producers can apply for financial help to get an energy audit…

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05.28.2010

YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING

[caption id="attachment_512" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Young Arizonans Like Rebecca are in the kitchen more for health reasons, but also to celebrate family and good food."][/caption] A…

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05.20.2010

Fill Your Plate Recipe Tab: a Place to Discover Arizona’s Producer Chefs

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau[caption id="attachment_495" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This Wheat Farmer’s Salad is a creation of farmer Tiffany Shedd. Delightfully Yummy!"][/caption]  Where else can…

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05.17.2010

Get in Touch With Your Food at Chef Du Moo

[caption id="attachment_478" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Chef Du Moo Dinner at Superstition Farm; photo credit: Superstition Farm.com"][/caption] What does bacon, bread pudding, and fresh hay all have…

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05.16.2010

Arizona Fire Prevention is Going to the Goats!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ08TCmR2CM&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Fire prevention is going to the goats, featuring Arizona Farm Bureau Members Rod and Tawnya Baker, owners of Settler Valley Ranch in Dewey, Arizona.

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05.16.2010

Green Crafting: Arizona Cotton Wreaths are Green By Design

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-3_63Ldgvc&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Green crafting is always in season in Arizona.  Check out the Arizona Cotton Burr Wreaths on Sonoran Living Live, featuring Arizona Farm Bureau Member…

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05.13.2010

Fresh Arizona Peaches Available Now!

“Life is Peachy” at Schnepf Farms [caption id="attachment_472" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Fresh Arizona Peaches"][/caption] The Peach Festival and Peachy Facts MAY 15TH, 16TH, 22ND & 23RD…

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05.13.2010

Cotton is not the only Fiber grown in Arizona

Alpaca and Llama Producer Puts Herself On The Map [caption id="attachment_454" align="alignright" width="230" caption="Ashfork, Arizona"][/caption] Located 150 miles north of Phoenix, the small town of…

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05.11.2010

Creating with Cotton — Cotton Bur Wreath

By Tiffany Shedd, The Cotton Shedd Cotton is so much a part of our lives that we may not even be aware that it is…

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05.10.2010

EPA Permitting Could be the Straw that Breaks the Dairy Cow’s Back

EPA Permitting Could be the Straw that Breaks the Dairy Cow’s Back [caption id="attachment_424" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Wes and Bill Kerr at their Dairy"][/caption] By Julie…

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05.07.2010

Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious! Find Some Here!!

[caption id="attachment_430" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Steaks on the Grill"][/caption]  Cooking outdoors during the summer is an American tradition as popular as turkey on Thanksgiving and fireworks…

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04.28.2010

Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?

You haven’t really eaten your vegetables until you’ve eaten them from a CSA! By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau You want more vegetables in your…

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04.27.2010

Breakfast in a Corn Field

This morning I ate breakfast in a cornfield.  No, I’m not having flashbacks to the movie, “Field of Dreams.” The cornfield was the setting for…

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