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Federal Regulations have a Negative Impact on Farmers and Our Food Supply
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07.15.2011

Federal Regulations have a Negative Impact on Farmers and Our Food Supply

[caption id="attachment_2728" align="alignright" width="288" caption="Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers Testifies Before Congress"][/caption] Congress must help alleviate the burden of an ever-increasing array of federal…

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07.15.2011

Focus on Agriculture: Food Holidays Tempt Taste Buds

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Storming of the Bastille"][/caption] By Cyndie Sirekis, American Farm Bureau Federation Food holidays, whether feting a day, week or month,…

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Arizona Farmers & Twitter
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07.12.2011

Arizona Farmers & Twitter

    [caption id="attachment_2722" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="photo by flickr"][/caption]     We decided to take a cue from a recent article from the Phoenix New…

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07.11.2011

Focus on Agriculture: Farmer Engagement Must Move Beyond Feeding the World

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="167" caption="Image by leezie5 via Flickr"][/caption] Editorial by Mace Thornton, American Farm Bureau Producing a bounty of U.S.-grown food to sell and…

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07.07.2011

Focus on Agriculture: Cutting Farm Programs Would be a Pyrrhic Victory

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Guest Editorial by Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Most of the programs in the farm bill will expire…

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American Century Farms: Meet America’s Farm Families that have farmed for More than 100 Years!
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07.06.2011

American Century Farms: Meet America’s Farm Families that have farmed for More than 100 Years!

[caption id="attachment_2662" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Kevin and Janel Rogers, Kevin is President of the Arizona Farm Bureau"][/caption] Information provided by American Farm Bureau’s Staff The American…

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Farmers Helping Ranchers While Wildfires Rage
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07.05.2011

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…

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06.28.2011

Watch Out Cheddar, You’ve Got Some Competition!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Watch out cheddar, there’s a new cheese in town.   Last year, the American Cheese Society saw 139 entries in…

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My FBFS – More than Just Customer Service
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06.15.2011

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…

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06.09.2011

The Tradition of the Family Dinner Table and its Health Benefits

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by basykes via Flickr"][/caption] When was the last time the entire family sat down together at the dinner table? And…

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AITC Goes to Summer School
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06.08.2011

AITC Goes to Summer School

By Katie Aikins, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_2559″ align=”alignleft” width=”307″ caption=”Johnny Smallhouse, the youngest cattleman of the Smallhouse family, is seen here expanding his understanding…

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It’s Time Agriculture Takes Back ‘Sustainable’
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06.07.2011

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…

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Santa Cruz Ranch: The Modern Farm
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05.30.2011

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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