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Federal Regulations have a Negative Impact on Farmers and Our Food Supply
Congress must help alleviate the burden of an ever-increasing array of federal environmental regulations on agriculture, according to Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers, who…
Focus on Agriculture: Food Holidays Tempt Taste Buds
By Cyndie Sirekis, American Farm Bureau Federation Food holidays, whether feting a day, week or month, have been around for quite some time. And it’s…
Arizona Farmers & Twitter
We decided to take a cue from a recent article from the Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Farmers Who Tweet. The article…
Focus on Agriculture: Farmer Engagement Must Move Beyond Feeding the World
Editorial by Mace Thornton, American Farm Bureau Producing a bounty of U.S.-grown food to sell and share beyond our borders remains a matter of deep…
Focus on Agriculture: Cutting Farm Programs Would be a Pyrrhic Victory
Guest Editorial by Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Most of the programs in the farm bill will expire next year and the debate over a…
American Century Farms: Meet America’s Farm Families that have farmed for More than 100 Years!
Information provided by American Farm Bureau’s Staff The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture launched American Century Farms, a new, interactive website that invites the…
Farmers Helping Ranchers While Wildfires Rage
Short and Long-Term Impact of the State’s Wildfire’s on Arizona’s Cattle still to be determined. By Philip Bashaw, Arizona Farm Bureau with Contributions by Liz…
Watch Out Cheddar, You’ve Got Some Competition!
Watch out cheddar, there’s a new cheese in town. Last year, the American Cheese Society saw 139 entries in its annual cheese competition for chevre, otherwise…
My FBFS – More than Just Customer Service
My FBFS, the new iPhone application released in April by Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS), provides existing and potential customers with a direct link to…
The Tradition of the Family Dinner Table and its Health Benefits
When was the last time the entire family sat down together at the dinner table? And not just on Sundays. Years ago, it was unheard…
AITC Goes to Summer School
By Katie Aikins, Arizona Farm Bureau With the 2010-2011 school year coming to an end some might anticipate a slow summer for Arizona Farm Bureau’s…
It’s Time Agriculture Takes Back ‘Sustainable’
Editor’s Note: A while back we ran this editorial from rancher, Troy Hadrick, in our Choices publication. He’s active in American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer…
Santa Cruz Ranch: The Modern Farm
Editor’s note: Andrew Hartman, son of farmers Mary and Bryan Hartman, wrote about his family’s farm recently and highlighted the modern way his family farms.…
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