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Thanksgiving Dinner-Arizona Style
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11.19.2010

Thanksgiving Dinner-Arizona Style

The Thanksgiving dinner is a great time for friends and family to gather to celebrate the year while feasting on a Thanksgiving meal, lovingly prepared.…

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Arizona Farm Bureau Gives Website Dedicated to Arizona Food and Farms A Facelift
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11.17.2010

Arizona Farm Bureau Gives Website Dedicated to Arizona Food and Farms A Facelift

Updated Sites Provides Comprehensive Resources for All Things Related to Arizona Food Arizona Farm Bureau recently relaunched its Fill Your Plate website as part of…

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ASU Speaker Series: Arizona’s Food Production, the Facts and Faces of our Farmers
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11.15.2010

ASU Speaker Series: Arizona’s Food Production, the Facts and Faces of our Farmers

On December 2, 2010,  ASU West Campus is hosting a panel of agriculturalists for their “Think” Thursdays in Kiva series. Beginning at 6:00 pm, this…

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Classically Trained Wine Master Signs up For Farm Bureau Membership via Droid
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11.10.2010

Classically Trained Wine Master Signs up For Farm Bureau Membership via Droid

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau He’s not your average kind of guy. Classically trained multi-generational wine master, The Village of Elgin Winery Owner Gary Reeves…

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14 Tips for Shopping at an Arizona Farmer’s Market
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10.28.2010

14 Tips for Shopping at an Arizona Farmer’s Market

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Whether you’re a veteran of your local farmers’ market or trying one out for the first time this weekend,…

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It’s National Pork Month – Go Hog Wild
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10.18.2010

It’s National Pork Month – Go Hog Wild

You’ve heard the slogan about pork, “it’s the other white meat,” but do you know it’s the most widely consumed meat in the world? According…

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Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be
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09.15.2010

Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be

Wheat is one of the world’s oldest and most important crops grown and Arizona is a big player in the wheat field! A report recently…

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Out to Pasture and On To Quality Grass on the McGibbon and King Family Ranches
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09.13.2010

Out to Pasture and On To Quality Grass on the McGibbon and King Family Ranches

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Hungry for beef? Want it to be grass-fed? Arizona beef producers can accommodate you. In fact, a generational ranch…

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Beef is Back!!
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09.10.2010

Beef is Back!!

By Patrick Bray, Executive Director of Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association and Lauren Scheller, Director of Consumer Marketing and Public Relations of the Arizona Beef Council…

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Is “Made in the USA” a dying term?
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08.11.2010

Is “Made in the USA” a dying term?

By Dal Grooms U.S. manufacturers feel much-maligned by the business press, which consistently points out technology advances and productivity increases in developing markets such as…

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Arizona Farmer-Chef Connection 3: Make market connections between local buyers and growers!
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07.19.2010

Arizona Farmer-Chef Connection 3: Make market connections between local buyers and growers!

Make market connections between local buyers and growers! This gathering is designed to foster collaboration and wholesale direct market opportunities for local farmers, ranchers, chefs…

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Continued Litigation on Public Lands Could Mean an End to Grazing
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07.14.2010

Continued Litigation on Public Lands Could Mean an End to Grazing

Your Tax Dollars Fund Environmental Groups’ Suits By Ty Kelly & Anita Waite, Mohave County Farm Bureau and Bonnie Jones & Philip Bashaw, Arizona Farm…

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Opportunities Abound for Farmers to Sell Products to the Direct Market
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07.12.2010

Opportunities Abound for Farmers to Sell Products to the Direct Market

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Yuma farmer Tim Dunn of Tim Dunn Farms already grew a number of crops. These included seed and specialty…

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