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Rising Food Prices Part I: A Farmer’s Point of View
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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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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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Why Your Favorite Meats Could Soon Disappear!
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07.09.2010

Why Your Favorite Meats Could Soon Disappear!

If you are like 96% of the American population, you enjoy eating meat.  Whether it’s steak, hamburger, pork, fish, or chicken, we consume  on average,…

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Farmers; Ranchers Take Their Dog to Work Every Day
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06.24.2010

Farmers; Ranchers Take Their Dog to Work Every Day

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Pet Sitters International is celebrating their 12th Annual “Take Your Dog to Work Day” this Friday, June 25th. It…

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YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING
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05.28.2010

YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING

A survey sponsored by ConAgra Foods finds that younger consumers are more interested in cooking than the general population. The survey shows that 72 percent…

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Arizona Farm Bureau Featured Member:  Schnepf Farms
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04.05.2010

Arizona Farm Bureau Featured Member: Schnepf Farms

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Farming: The Original ‘Green Collar Job’
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02.16.2010

Farming: The Original ‘Green Collar Job’

By Stewart Truelsen As the economy loses blue collar and white collar jobs, one bright spot in the employment outlook appears to be so-called “green…

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Our Worker Gloves Are More Valuable than Michael Jackson’s
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12.14.2009

Our Worker Gloves Are More Valuable than Michael Jackson’s

By Pennee Murphree, former cotton, wheat and alfalfa grower Why do I even watch the news? One of the more recent news items was about…

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