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Applications now open for the Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge!
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06.01.2015

Applications now open for the Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge!

Check out the Farm Bureau Challenge promotional video.

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$145,000 Up for Grabs: Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
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05.05.2015

$145,000 Up for Grabs: Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2015 – The American Farm Bureau Federation today announced applications for the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge will be accepted beginning June 1…

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05.05.2015

Feed your mind! Great Books for Kids

In Arizona rain is a blessing. . . unless you have some energized kids. Whether stuck inside on the weekends or during recess, having some…

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Young Arizona Farmer Selected for National Leadership Training Class
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04.07.2015

Young Arizona Farmer Selected for National Leadership Training Class

Young Farmer and lawyer Terisha Driggs from Arizona was selected by the American Farm Bureau Federation to participate in the organization’s eighth Partners in Agricultural…

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Arizona Farmer Elected to National Women’s Leadership Committee
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01.19.2015

Arizona Farmer Elected to National Women’s Leadership Committee

ARIZONA, January 14, 2015 — Members of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Women’s Leadership Program elected Sherry Saylor, an Arizona row crop farmer, to…

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Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
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12.18.2014

Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee

[caption id="attachment_11407" align="alignright" width="230"] Dinsmore Family[/caption] Arizona farmers Jonathan and Lara Dinsmore have been appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers &…

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Are Your Kids Eating Right?
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09.01.2014

Are Your Kids Eating Right?

[caption id="attachment_11084" align="alignright" width="300"] Check out these tips to help your kids eat healthy (photo credit : BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] August was ‘Kid’s Eat Right Month’, a…

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Are You One of the New Faces of Farming and Ranching?
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07.11.2014

Are You One of the New Faces of Farming and Ranching?

[caption id="attachment_10923" align="alignright" width="300"] Make sure you submit this application if you’re a new face of farming and ranching. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers…

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July 4th Picnic Still Costs Less Than $6 per Person
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07.02.2014

July 4th Picnic Still Costs Less Than $6 per Person

[caption id="attachment_10903" align="alignright" width="200"] (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] An all-American Fourth of July picnic of the nation’s favorite foods including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs,…

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Arizona Food Prices are Up Slightly in the First Quarter of 2014
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04.05.2014

Arizona Food Prices are Up Slightly in the First Quarter of 2014

Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are up in the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey.…

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Farm Bureau Hosts Governor Candidate Forums throughout Rural Arizona
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03.18.2014

Farm Bureau Hosts Governor Candidate Forums throughout Rural Arizona

Four rural county Farm Bureaus (Cochise, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma) will host GOP Arizona Governor Candidate Forums in March and April. The candidates will debate…

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Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform
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02.20.2014

Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform

An approach to agricultural labor reform that focuses solely on immigration enforcement would raise food prices over five years by an additional 5 to 6…

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Arizona Farm Bureau Pleased the Farm Bill Passes
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02.06.2014

Arizona Farm Bureau Pleased the Farm Bill Passes

[caption id="attachment_9880" align="alignright" width="300"] Arizona Farm Bureau salutes congress for passing a new farm bill.[/caption] Arizona Farm Bureau salutes Congress’ passage of a new farm…

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