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How to Support Arizona Farmers
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01.22.2021

How to Support Arizona Farmers

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern     Arizona farms are local, family owned businesses that provide the freshest produce, baked goods, and other great…

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09.11.2020

Mental Health in Rural America: A Documentary

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern   Maintaining good mental health is an essential need in all of our lives. RFD-TV and the American Farm…

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10.18.2017

The Antibiotic Marketing Scare

By Bailey Roden,  Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Are you worried about antibiotics being in your beef you purchase from the store? Well, I’m here to…

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06.17.2016

Celebrate Dairy Month with Your Arizona Dairy Farmers

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau We’ve earlier mentioned that June is National Dairy Month! It’s worth noting since diary, which includes cheese, milk, yogurt,…

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Tolmachoff Farms is Offering AZ Locals an Opportunity to Pick Their Own Produce off the Farm
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06.23.2015

Tolmachoff Farms is Offering AZ Locals an Opportunity to Pick Their Own Produce off the Farm

Tolmachoff Farms would like to invite Arizona locals to eat and think local when it comes to picking out their produce.  Tolmachoff Farms is a…

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Arizona Agritourism
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04.29.2015

Arizona Agritourism

When people think Arizona, usually they imagine it as one big, hot, dusty, barren desert. Most people are surprised to learn that agriculture provides $17.1…

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Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform
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02.20.2014

Study Says Your Food Prices Could Go Up without Labor Reform

An approach to agricultural labor reform that focuses solely on immigration enforcement would raise food prices over five years by an additional 5 to 6…

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Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Why Clean a Marble?
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02.21.2013

Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Why Clean a Marble?

Advice from the Old Farmer’s Almanac:  “To clean a marble, use a solution of 3 tablespoons baking soda and one quart water.” The question I…

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Resilience of American Agriculture: Innovation, Diversity, & Growing Markets
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02.20.2013

Resilience of American Agriculture: Innovation, Diversity, & Growing Markets

  The drought of 2012 is the most serious to impact U.S. agriculture since 1988. The illustrations help show the resiliency of the US agriculture…

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Faces of Arizona Agriculture: Importance of Agriculture
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02.19.2013

Faces of Arizona Agriculture: Importance of Agriculture

“It will not be doubted that with reference either to individual or national welfare, AGRICULTURE is of primary importance.”  -President George Washington

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Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Brian Brett
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02.16.2013

Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Brian Brett

“Farming is a profession of hope.” -Brian Brett

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Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Freeman Family
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02.14.2013

Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Freeman Family

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Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Jason Perry
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02.09.2013

Focus on Arizona Agriculture: Jason Perry

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