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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 3
Editor’s Note: Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles celebrating Arizona’s Centennial and the state’s agriculture history. We hope to continue…
A Picture of Arizona Agriculture
Here in Arizona, we are blessed with a long growing season and weather that supports our amazing Agriculture industry. Our farmers and ranchers work hard…
Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 2
Editor’s Note: Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles celebrating Arizona’s Centennial and the state’s agriculture history. We hope to continue…
Our Celebrating the Centennial Series
Beginning in January, Arizona Farm Bureau began a series of articles celebrating Arizona’s Centennial and the state’s agriculture history. We hope to continue the…
Attention Teachers: Online Course Makes Teaching Ag in the Classroom Fun and Helps You Get Your Professional Development Hours!
By Brandon Moak, Program Coordinator, U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County It’s new, it’s exciting and it will teach you how to teach Arizona…
Obesity Epidemic: Supermarkets are Making it Easier to Eat Healthy
All you need to do is turn on the news to hear about the obesity epidemic in our country. The national statistics are staggering and…
Celebrate National Pig Day!
March 1 is National Pig Day! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) People around the country are celebrating National Pig Day for the 40th year in a row. …
Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America
The farm and ranch families of American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last year raised more than $556,273 and donated more than 10 million pounds of…
What to do with All that Fruit?
What do you plan to do with your left over in season fruit? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Here in Arizona, we are blessed with a long…
8 Great Ways to Celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day
Friday, February 24th, is National Tortilla Chip Day and people across the country will be crunching and munching their way through tortilla chips of all…
Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week
As they have done for the past decade and a half, farmer and rancher members of Arizona Farm Bureau will reach out to Arizona families…
Celebrate Mardi Gras like a Cajun
celebrate Mardi Gras with delicious Cajun recipes (image via Wikipedia) As the onset of Mardi Gras mayhem gets closer, people from every state will be…
What Ingredients the Celebrity Chefs of Fill Your Plate Can’t Live Without
Each month, Fill Your Plate shines the spotlight on a local celebrity chef. Sometimes they are chefs that are local or national celebrities, and sometimes…
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What Nutrition Does Cabbage Have? Exploring the Benefits and Arizona’s Winter Bounty
Recently, I feasted on fresh fish tacos and the veggie packed in between the flour tortilla was fresh cabbage. This got me to thinking about…
Crop Protection from Insect Pests: How Farmers Win the War on Bugs
According to a report by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, farmers lose 10% to 40% of their crops to pests and plant diseases. On a…
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