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An Open Letter to Dairy Cows
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Dear Dairy Cows, It’s Dairy Month, and I’d like to recognize you! I’ve lived in Arizona my whole…
$145,000 Up for Grabs: Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2015 – The American Farm Bureau Federation today announced applications for the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge will be accepted beginning June 1…
Celebrate National Pistachio Day
Pistachio: it’s a funny little snack with a nutty name and an even funnier color. Related to the cashew – whose name really does sound…
Arizona’s Original Super Boll!
The Cotton Bowl is over, the winners declared. But in Arizona, where cotton is once again king, the real Super Boll is the cotton plant.…
Little Known Facts about Arizona’s Leafy Greens
January is a good time for green!!! No, not money. That other green – fresh, nutritious, delicious leafy green vegetables like endive, Spring Mix, cabbage, Romaine,…
This Land is Your Land …9 Quotes by Famous Americans
It isn’t something you think about when you’re googling the pages of Entertainment Weekly, People, or Rolling Stone, but a surprising number of famous Americans are –…
Looking Forward: Green is the Color of Food Trends in Arizona for 2015
Arizona’s food trend for 2015 appears green! Here workers harvest lettuce in Yuma, Arizona, where 90 percent of the US’s winter lettuce crop is grown.…
8 Great Ways to Get Outside and Celebrate Earth Day
Here are some inspiring tips for how to celebrate Earth Day (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) There was a time, not too long ago, when the air…
14 Ways to Celebrate National Agriculture Day
Here are tips on how you can celebrate Ag Day (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) National Agriculture Day, which is March 25th this year, provides all Arizonians…
Farm Bureau Hosts Governor Candidate Forums throughout Rural Arizona
Four rural county Farm Bureaus (Cochise, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma) will host GOP Arizona Governor Candidate Forums in March and April. The candidates will debate…
Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform
An approach to agricultural labor reform that focuses solely on immigration enforcement would raise food prices over five years by an additional 5 to 6…
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Farmers – The Lessons
Find out the impact climate change could have on farmers (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Over the past few weeks, we have been talking about how…
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Farmers – The Challenges
Find out how climate change impacts your local produce (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) The success of farms and ranches has always been impacted by the whims…
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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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