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March 31 is Thank a Farmer Thursday
AgFACTS, Inc. will sponsor “Thank a Farmer Thursday” on March 31 on a number of college campuses across the country. The event is designed to…
Agriculture’s Role in American – National Agriculture Day
[caption id="attachment_1831" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cornfield sunset in Arizona Image Credit: WKenney"][/caption] On March 15th, 2011, communities across the country will come together to participate in…
Speakers Announced for the Women in Ag Leadership Conference
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Mark your calendar for the 2011 Women in Ag Conference…
Arizona Agriculture: A Snapshot
Editor’s Note: Arizona Farm Bureau’s Joe Sigg recently spoke before the Arizona House of Representative’s Agriculture & Water Committee. His presentation follows:By Joe Sigg,…
Rising Food Prices Part I: A Farmer’s Point of View
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] First in a series on rising food prices. By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I know how to…
Celebrate 70 Years of Farming and Fun with Schnepf Farms
[caption id="attachment_1547" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Early Schnepf Farms, photo courtesy Schnepf Farms"][/caption] Considered one of Arizona’s oldest operating family farms, Schnepf Farms continues to hit milestones…
Freezing temperatures threaten crop and festival of Arizona’s largest peach grower!
Arizona’s largest peach grower is being creative as they try and protect their largest crop. With temperatures expected to drop below freezing for two nights…
CBS Sunday Morning News Show, January 30th will potentially include South Pole Food Growth Chamber
[caption id="attachment_1475" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Photo courtest of Word Travels"][/caption] On CBS Sunday Morning News Show, January 30th [8:00 – 9:30AM] local times, there…
Hopi Agricultural Expo & Photo Exhibit
Join us for the first of many events sponsored by the Natwani Coalition’s Hopi Agricultural Expo & Photo Exhibit on January 22, 2011 from 10am…
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…
Your Food Dollar and the Farmer’s Cut
By Kevin Rogers, Arizona Farm Bureau President [caption id=”attachment_652″ align=”aligncenter” width=”600″ caption=”These numbers from 2008 highlight the breakdown of expenses for farmers and ranchers during…
Summer Ag Institute: Teachers Learn Hands On About Arizona Agriculture
By Jerry Freed [caption id="attachment_628" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Arizona teachers learn from an Arizona flower farmer the best way to tend your rose garden."][/caption] [caption id=”attachment_628″…
Imagining Arizona Agriculture in the Next 20 Years
By Pat Rorabaugh, Ph.D., Lecturer in the School of Plant Sciences and a hydroponic specialist with the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, University of Arizona. The…
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