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Arizona Farm Bureau Pleased the Farm Bill Passes
Arizona Farm Bureau salutes Congress’ passage of a new farm bill, which passed the Senate Tuesday on a 68-32 vote after earlier passing the House…
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Farmers – The Challenges
The success of farms and ranches has always been impacted by the whims of the weather. Variability from year to year in rainfall and temperature…
Chew on This Tour with Hickman Farms
Hickman’s is putting together an event in an effort to help educate people in the areas of agriculture, farming, supply vs. demand, and carbon footprint with the consumers.…
How is Organic Food Different from Other Food?
Everyone wants to make the healthiest choices they can for their family, especially when it comes to the food they use to fill their plates. But…
CommonGround Volunteers Discuss Food on Popular Morning Show
Lifetime Network’s “The Balancing Act” welcomes farmers to discuss popular food and farming issues CommonGround volunteer Sara Ross sits down with Danielle Knox to discuss…
Play Your Part in Writing the Story of American Agriculture
If you think back over the past 100 years, the world we live in today is a completely different one than the one our grandparents…
Ask a Farmer: Should We Get Away From Industrial Farming and Back to the Family Farm?
Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #9 ” Shouldn’t we get away from industrial farming and back to the family farm?…
Ask a Farmer: Why are Tomatoes Picked Green in Commercial Production?
Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #8 “Why are tomatoes picked green in commercial production?” This is a great…
Ask a Farmer: How Do We Get Kids Interested in Farming?
Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #7 “How do we get our kids interested in farming?” (This was posed by…
Arizona Agricultural Exports
China, Indonesia, and even Mexico may be able to produce clothing, electronics, and even cars at lower costs than the United States, but when it…
Farmer Q&A With Nicholas Larsen, Banana Grower and Farm Bureau Member in Florida
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public Relations Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation.…
Ask Questions at Farmers’ Markets
by Harry Cline Originally posted July 8, 2013 on the Western Farm Press blog. Just because a farmer’s market vendor says it’s true does not make it…
Farmers’ Markets Create Win-Win-Win
Robert Giblin, occasional contributor to American Farm Bureau’s “Focus on Agriculture,” suggests that Farmers’ Markets create “Win-Win-Win.” Well, we know that well here in Arizona.…
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