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Speakers Announced for the Women in Ag Leadership Conference
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03.08.2011

Speakers Announced for the Women in Ag Leadership Conference

By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau   Mark your calendar for the 2011 Women in Ag Conference to be held at the San Tan…

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Arizona Farmers and Farmers Market Vendors Wanted!
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03.07.2011

Arizona Farmers and Farmers Market Vendors Wanted!

Editor’s note:  The event is actually the 26th-27th of March.  Contact Schnepf Farms for more info.

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Join us for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days!
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03.07.2011

Join us for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days!

Mark your calendars for March 11-13, 2011 for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days in Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. Yuma Lettuce…

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Rising Food Prices Part II: How to Manage your Food Budget
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03.04.2011

Rising Food Prices Part II: How to Manage your Food Budget

You certainly didn’t need to see reports to know the price of food has risen in recent months.  A trip to the supermarket is proof…

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Bashas’ & Food City Customers Invited to Help Arizona Students with CENTennial Penny Drive
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02.25.2011

Bashas’ & Food City Customers Invited to Help Arizona Students with CENTennial Penny Drive

Be prepared to search through kitchen drawers and look under couch cushions for pennies, as K-8 students in Arizona start collecting pennies for the statewide…

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ARIZONA AG MOMS CELEBRATE FOOD CHECK-OUT WEEK WITH NASCAR AND APPLE PIE
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02.24.2011

ARIZONA AG MOMS CELEBRATE FOOD CHECK-OUT WEEK WITH NASCAR AND APPLE PIE

NASCAR Driver Kenny Wallace to join Arizona Farm Bureau to advocate for Arizona Family Farmers & Ranchers Arizona Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out that runs this…

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‘Like’ Goes a Long Way for Food Check-Out Week
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02.22.2011

‘Like’ Goes a Long Way for Food Check-Out Week

By Cyndie Sirekis, American Farm Bureau Federation Social media campaigns and promotions are proliferating on the Internet these days, but now and then one that…

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Alliance’s College Aggies Online Competition Prepares New Crop of Agvocates
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02.21.2011

Alliance’s College Aggies Online Competition Prepares New Crop of Agvocates

  The Animal Agriculture Alliance is proud to announce that the number of participants in its College Aggies Online scholarship competition has grown from 350 to…

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AZ Barbecue Festival Tickets are on Sale!
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02.16.2011

AZ Barbecue Festival Tickets are on Sale!

It’s the 2nd Annual AZ Barbecue Festival time again!     The Affordable Food Festivals, LLC sponsored event will take place on March 26, 2011, 10AM-5PM…

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day Arizona Style
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02.10.2011

Celebrate Valentine’s Day Arizona Style

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  It began in 500 AD as a remembrance of St. Valentine, who was one of the many martyred…

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Celebrate 70 Years of Farming and Fun with Schnepf Farms
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02.09.2011

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…

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Support Maricopa County 4-H Program Feb. 11, 2011 at Applebee’s
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02.09.2011

Support Maricopa County 4-H Program Feb. 11, 2011 at Applebee’s

Support the Maricopa County 4-H Horse Program and dine at any Applebee’s 24 valley locations on Friday, February 11, 2011 from 11am-close. Please make your…

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Arizona Farm Bureau Announces Food Check Out Week
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02.08.2011

Arizona Farm Bureau Announces Food Check Out Week

Concern about the cost of a healthy diet being out of reach remains on the minds of many Americans as the nation continues to work…

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