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Joe’s Real BBQ Celebrates Free Barbecue Day May 2nd 2012
Community Invited to Bring Donations of New or Gently Used Books to Support Loving Through Literacy Joe’s Real BBQ is planning on giving away over…
Arizona Farm Bureau Applauds the Department of Labor’s Decision to Withdraw Overreaching Child Labor Proposal
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] The Labor Department on Thursday announced in a statement that it was withdrawing proposed rules that…
USDA Farmers’ Market Grants Available
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farmers' Market Grants Available. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Thursday that the Agriculture Department is seeking grant…
Food Prices Down Slightly in the First Quarter of 2012
This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] Arizona retail…
New Arizona Law Makes it Easier for Farmers to Donate Nutritious Fresh Produce
New law will make it easier for farmers to donate their crops to charity. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into…
Global Food Prices Continue Rising
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, global food prices increased for the second month in a row. Bad weather in several countries that export…
Celebrate National Pig Day!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] March 1 is National Pig Day! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] People around the country are celebrating National Pig Day for the 40th…
Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America
[caption id="attachment_4573" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Jonathan Dinsmore and Kids"][/caption] The farm and ranch families of American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last year raised more than $556,273…
8 Great Ways to Celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day
Friday, February 24th, is National Tortilla Chip Day and people across the country will be crunching and munching their way through tortilla chips of all…
Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week
As they have done for the past decade and a half, farmer and rancher members of Arizona Farm Bureau will reach out to Arizona families…
Gleaners Needed! Help St. Mary’s Save this Winter’s Citrus Crop!
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is asking the public for assistance to glean the plentiful grapefruit and orange trees around the Valley in attempt to…
Celebrate Mardi Gras like a Cajun
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] celebrate Mardi Gras with delicious Cajun recipes (image via Wikipedia)[/caption] As the onset of Mardi Gras mayhem gets closer, people from…
Bloggers Step Up to the Keyboard
By Cyndie Sirekis, American Farm Bureau Federation More than 6,000 people, mostly Farm Bureau members, attended the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 93rd Annual Meeting, held…
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