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01.12.2012

Arizona Food Prices Up 1% from Last Quarter, Contrary to the National Path

Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are up slightly in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Market…

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01.09.2012

5 Simple New Year Resolutions for a Healthier Diet

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau You’ve resolved to exercise more in the New Year.  What have you planned to do about the way you…

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My American Farm Games: Farm Fun and Learning Wrapped into One
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01.05.2012

My American Farm Games: Farm Fun and Learning Wrapped into One

My American Farm is a cooperative project that aims to increase agricultural knowledge by using interactive, educational computer games.  Most of the current games are…

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11.17.2011

9th Annual American Heritage Festival

  Arizona Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program is participating in the 9th Annual American Heritage Festival to be held November 18th, 19th and 20th…

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11.14.2011

Coals Heat Up at the Chuck Wagon & Dutch Oven Cook Offs

 Chuck Wagon Cook Off True cowboy cuisine doesn’t require any electricity.  The Arizona National Livestock Show will hold the Ninth Annual Chuck Wagon Cook Off…

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10.28.2011

Consumers Willing to Pay More for Genetically Modified Food, Sometimes

New research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics indicates that consumers are willing to pay more for produce that has undergone intragenic…

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Three Acres and a Cow- Random Musings for a Monday Morning!
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10.24.2011

Three Acres and a Cow- Random Musings for a Monday Morning!

By: Philip Bashaw, Government Relations Manager, Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Over the weekend my wife and I spent the better part of two days assembling…

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Making High Quality Milk Begins with Healthy Cows
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10.12.2011

Making High Quality Milk Begins with Healthy Cows

At Arizona dairy farms the health and wellbeing of the cows is everyone’s number one priority.  From the minute the sun comes up, the dedicated…

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10.05.2011

Safely Drive to Your Local Grocer and Buy some Arizona Cantaloupe!

Ensuring food safety is like driving a car. Well, sort of. Both poor food production methods and poor driving can kill you. But, in both…

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AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger
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09.30.2011

AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger

Hamburgers are almost as American as corn on the cob and apple pie and we the people, love our burgers.  New research released by Technomic,…

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02.28.2011

Rising Food Prices Part I: A Farmer’s Point of View

First in a series on rising food prices. By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I know how to keep food prices down: Tap the tundra…

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Arizona Farm Bureau Wins National Awards
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01.19.2011

Arizona Farm Bureau Wins National Awards

Arizona Farm Bureau was recently awarded the Pinnacle Award at the President’s Awards at the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in Atlanta on January…

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09.22.2010

Animal Rights: Negative Media Attention Impacts Meat Demand

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Media attention to animal welfare results in significant, negative effects on U.S. meat demand, according to a new analysis…

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