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05.31.2011

5 Reasons You Should Be Happy Supermarkets Aren’t Run Like Schools

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] In a recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Donald Boudreaux asked what would happen “If Supermarkets…

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05.19.2011

Pending Trade Agreements Could Bring Millions of Dollars to Arizona’s Economy

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Study Conducted for Arizona Farm Bureau also indicates improved job creation if Korean, Colombia and Panama Free Trade…

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05.18.2011

Devastating Floods Temper Spring Optimism

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Guest Editorial By John Hart, American Farm Bureau Federation Nothing enlivens a farmer’s spirit of optimism and hope…

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5 Reasons Farm Subsidies Aren’t Making America Fat
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05.17.2011

5 Reasons Farm Subsidies Aren’t Making America Fat

It is a common misconception that Federal subsidies for farmers are causing the increased incidence of obesity in America by creating an artificial price gap…

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05.11.2011

The Pressure is On to Feed a Growing World

By Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau   The United Nations News Service dated March 15, 2011 makes obvious the critical food production times we live…

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You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?
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05.10.2011

You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?

[caption id="attachment_2369" align="alignright" width="385" caption="USDA Food Desert Locator"][/caption] For many Arizona residents, there is little question that they live in the desert as far as…

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02.23.2011

Farm Bureau Support of Feeding America Breaks Records

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] The farm and ranch families of Farm Bureau last year raised more than $273,000 and donated more than…

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Interesting Facts About Arizona Milk!
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01.28.2011

Interesting Facts About Arizona Milk!

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_1448″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Click here to watch this video about an Arizona Dairy family with a passion for…

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Organic Food in the News
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01.03.2011

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…

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09.27.2010

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…

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09.15.2010

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! [caption id=”attachment_865″ align=”alignleft”…

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08.11.2010

Is “Made in the USA” a dying term?

By Dal Grooms [caption id="attachment_769" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Is "Made in the USA" a dying term?"][/caption] U.S. manufacturers feel much-maligned by the business press, which consistently…

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07.19.2010

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…

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