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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 3
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04.04.2012

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…

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A Picture of Arizona Agriculture
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03.29.2012

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…

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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series, Part 2
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03.28.2012

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…

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Our Celebrating the Centennial Series
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03.21.2012

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…

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Attention Teachers: Online Course Makes Teaching Ag in the Classroom Fun and Helps You Get Your Professional Development Hours!
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03.14.2012

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…

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Obesity Epidemic: Supermarkets are Making it Easier to Eat Healthy
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03.05.2012

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…

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Celebrate National Pig Day!
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03.01.2012

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. …

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Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America
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02.29.2012

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…

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What to do with All that Fruit?
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02.27.2012

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…

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8 Great Ways to Celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day
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02.24.2012

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…

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Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week
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02.21.2012

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…

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Celebrate Mardi Gras like a Cajun
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02.20.2012

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…

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What Ingredients the Celebrity Chefs of Fill Your Plate Can’t Live Without
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02.17.2012

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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