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What Produce Digs Dry Weather?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Pumpkins are one of the few crops that thrive in dry weather conditions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This summer saw drought devastate…
Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Decreases 5% in 2012
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Good News for Holiday Food Shoppers! Arizona’s Thanksgiving Dinner is $1.95 cheaper than National’s Again this year (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Good News for Holiday…
America’s Heartland Episode Features Yuma’s Winter Lettuce Production
In America’s Heartland episode 802, America’s Winter Salad Bowl is featured. Now in its eighth season, the series celebrates the nation’s agriculture with all new stories…
Arizona Farm Bureau Tells the Arizona Agriculture Story on KTAR’s “Rosie on the House”
Arizona Farm Bureau was recently on the radio. This time KTAR’s Rosie on the House had us call in and talk about Arizona agirculture and Arizona Farmers’ Markets.…
Brace Yourself for the Bacon Shortage
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Is a BLT going to cost you as much as caviar or lobster in the coming months? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There…
Good News For Holiday Food Shopping… Food Prices Down!
This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are down in the third…
Kids Can Now Explore Farmers’ Markets Online
The popular agricultural education gaming site MyAmericanFarm.org now includes an updated version of the Farmers’ Market Challenge, a game that helps students in kindergarten through fifth grade…
Connecting All Farm Types to Direct Marketing
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] By Julie Murphree Not long ago, Bob McClendon, an organic produce grower in Arizona,…
September 2012 FoodieCast: The Pork Shortage. Is There Really Cause For Concern?
Welcome to this special edition of FoodieCast. FoodieCast scans the nation’s food scene to talk with leading producers, chefs, marketers, industry representatives and consumers to bring you…
August 2012 FoodieCast: Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Interviewed with James Beard Foundation
Welcome to this month’s FoodieCast. FoodieCast scans the nation’s food scene to talk with leading producers, chefs, marketers, industry representatives and consumers to bring you the latest…
Day of Prayer for Those Affected by Drought
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This Thursday, Aug. 23, the American Farm Bureau Federation will be asking Americans to…
Food Prices Increase Slightly in the Second Quarter of 2012
This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org [caption id="attachment_5567" align="alignright" width="300"] Sirloin tip roast rose the most in price this…
Interesting Information about Arizona Agriculture
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Grand Canyon, Arizona. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] When people picture Arizona, they see the desert, the Grand Canyon, and lots of cactus. …
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