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Category: Water
Summer Flavor: 14 of my Favorite Infused Waters
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern If you are like me, drinking water is a chore; but here in Arizona, staying hydrated is pretty…
Health Benefits of Tea
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Tea is one of my all-time favorite drinks. I’ll drink hot tea, or iced tea, sweet tea, or…
5 Foods to help Replenish your Moisture
By Angela C Torrence, ASU Nutrition Student Summer is around the corner; Arizona will be hot. As a result, do you feel the need…
Spring and Summer Ice Pops
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern As the weather heats up, I find myself looking for different ways to keep cool. I’ll turn the…
Arizona Farmers get more Crop per Drop
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Water is important to farmers and ranchers across the globe, it grows their crops and waters their livestock,…
More Energy with 5 Simple Lifestyle and Diet Changes
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Arizona State University Nutrition Student As all areas of life get busier and busier, many Arizonans feel their energy levels waning. It…
Beat Dehydration with these Tips
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern The other day I was complaining of a slight headache. I’d been outside for a good chunk of…
National Iced Tea Day
National Iced Tea Day is celebrated annually on June 10, and with summer officially beginning in only a few more days, the timing couldn’t be…
Aquaponics: Is this the farm of the future?
What exactly is Aquaponics? Aquaponics is the combination of recirculation aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (the soil-less growing of plants). It is an integrated system…
During Roosevelt Dam’s Centennial, Let’s Promote Water Stewardship for All!
Editor’s Note: This guest editorial first appeared in the March 2011 issue of Arizona Agriculture, Arizona Farm Bureau’s monthly publication to farmers and ranchers. By Mark…
Water and Politics Flow Downhill
By Erik L. Ness, contributing writer for American Farm Bureau Federation [caption id="attachment_1431" align="alignright" width="405" caption="Link River Dam, Klamath Basin"] [/caption] Politics have been part…
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