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The Secret Weapon in the Happy Meal Wars: Parents
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Parents around the country are concerned about the continued rise in the rate of childhood obesity and worry…
Arizona Rural Leadership Program is Accepting Applications
Project CENTRL, Arizona’s Center for Rural Leadership, is accepting applications for Class 21 through June 1, 2011. The mission of Project CENTRL is to assist…
Perceptions Have Changed
[caption id=”attachment_2461″ align=”alignright” width=”366″ caption=”A 1-hour presentation was put together by Arizona Farm Bureau’s Agriculture in the Classroom (AZFB AITC) Program to dispel some of…
Pending Trade Agreements Could Bring Millions of Dollars to Arizona’s Economy
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Study Conducted for Arizona Farm Bureau also indicates improved job creation if Korean, Colombia and Panama Free Trade…
Mortimer Family Farms Establishes Roots on the Site Formerly Known as Young’s Farms
[caption id=”attachment_2398″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Sharla and Gary Mortimer are making this a family affair with their four kids helping make Mortimer Family Farms as special…
You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?
[caption id="attachment_2369" align="alignright" width="385" caption="USDA Food Desert Locator"][/caption] For many Arizona residents, there is little question that they live in the desert as far as…
Making Mother’s Day Memorable
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cover of Mother's Day"][/caption] If you picture the perfect Mother’s Day, what do you see? Does the thought of poorly made…
Arizona Legacy Beef: May Delivery
By Danny & Kacie Tomerlin, Arizona Legacy Beef We are so glad for the warm weather that finally seems to be here to stay. We have…
Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ!
Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ , while giving the Gift of Reading to those who…
Farmer John, Food Safety Begins with You
ADA rolls out voluntary training program focused on building an understanding of good agricultural practices. This article will appear in the May 2011 issue of…
Easter Bunny Thanks Big Ag!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau During the recent Easter week festivities, Hickman Family Farms, Arizona’s only [caption id=”attachment_2303″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Hickman Family Farms Donates…
Modern-Day Farms: “A Billion Acts of Green”
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id="attachment_2287" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="photo by cafepress.com"][/caption] If you were old enough, you might remember April 22, 1970.…
Fresh Arizona Fruit: More than Just Desserts
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Most people think of fruit as an afternoon snack or as the sweetest parts of the dessert cart. …
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How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
Spinach: The Superfood That Packs a Punch and is Grown Locally in Arizona!
When was the last time you pondered the wonderfulness of spinach—a leafy green so packed with goodness it might just deserve its own superhero cape?…
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