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Cotton is not the only Fiber grown in Arizona
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05.13.2010

Cotton is not the only Fiber grown in Arizona

Alpaca and Llama Producer Puts Herself On The Map Located 150 miles north of Phoenix, the small town of Ash Fork, AZ, may not seem…

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Creating with Cotton — Cotton Bur Wreath
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05.11.2010

Creating with Cotton — Cotton Bur Wreath

By Tiffany Shedd, The Cotton Shedd Cotton is so much a part of our lives that we may not even be aware that it is…

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EPA Permitting Could be the Straw that Breaks the Dairy Cow’s Back
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05.10.2010

EPA Permitting Could be the Straw that Breaks the Dairy Cow’s Back

EPA Permitting Could be the Straw that Breaks the Dairy Cow’s Back By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Kerr family in Arizona love what…

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Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious!  Find Some Here!!
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05.07.2010

Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious! Find Some Here!!

 Cooking outdoors during the summer is an American tradition as popular as turkey on Thanksgiving and fireworks on the 4th of July. Nothing says summer…

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The Secret to Looking and Feeling Good
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05.04.2010

The Secret to Looking and Feeling Good

Next time you are running from a beehive, consider this: you are witnessing about 60,000 bees that travel thousands of miles and visit millions of…

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Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?
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04.28.2010

Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?

You haven’t really eaten your vegetables until you’ve eaten them from a CSA! By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau You want more vegetables in your…

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Breakfast in a Corn Field
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04.27.2010

Breakfast in a Corn Field

This morning I ate breakfast in a cornfield.  No, I’m not having flashbacks to the movie, “Field of Dreams.” The cornfield was the setting for…

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Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From  Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ on May 5th, 2010
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04.26.2010

Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ on May 5th, 2010

Arizona BBQ fans are invited to experience one of Arizona’s most famous barbecue restaurants for free!  On Wednesday May 5th, Joe’s Real BBQ in Gilbert,…

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Earth Day 2010:  How Some Arizona Farmers Celebrate Every Day!
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04.22.2010

Earth Day 2010: How Some Arizona Farmers Celebrate Every Day!

Most Americans celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Farmers and ranchers celebrate Earth Day every day. Agriculturalists grow and raise renewable commodities 365 days a…

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Arizona Beef:  Some of the Most Flavorful in the World!
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04.21.2010

Arizona Beef: Some of the Most Flavorful in the World!

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau. I’ve fallen in love with another Arizona ranch family. When you meet Danny and Kacie Tomerlin of Arizona Legacy…

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A Day for Chicks to Shine! Mom Bloggers Flock to Hickman’s Family Farms
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04.19.2010

A Day for Chicks to Shine! Mom Bloggers Flock to Hickman’s Family Farms

By Jody Serey, Contributor to Arizona Farm Bureau In early March, the Hickman family opened their egg farming operation to nine popular mom bloggers from…

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A Dining Experience I Will Never Forget..Dinner Down the Orchard
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04.13.2010

A Dining Experience I Will Never Forget..Dinner Down the Orchard

By Wendy Kenney, Contributor to Arizona Farm Bureau I didn’t know what to expect when I headed up to Schnepf Farms for their enormously popular…

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Social Media Goes Rural…
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04.12.2010

Social Media Goes Rural…

Farms have been using technology and modern equipment to provide the best possible agricultural products at the most competitive rates, but did you know that…

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