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Arizona Farm Bureau Pleased the Farm Bill Passes
[caption id="attachment_9880" align="alignright" width="300"] Arizona Farm Bureau salutes congress for passing a new farm bill.[/caption] Arizona Farm Bureau salutes Congress’ passage of a new farm…
Arizona Food Prices are Up 6% in the Third Quarter of 2013
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org Arizona…
Play Your Part in Writing the Story of American Agriculture
[caption id="attachment_10029" align="alignright" width="300"] Do your part to write America’s agricultural story (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] If you think back over the past 100 years, the…
Help for Eating Healthy for Life
[caption id="attachment_10014" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat healthy for life! (Photo Credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Eating healthy is one of the most important things you…
Arizona Food Prices are Down 3.5% in the Second Quarter of 2013
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org. Arizona retail…
Food FYI: Should You Wash Your Chicken?
[caption id="attachment_9892" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you wash your chicken before cooking it? (photo credit: bigstockphoto.com)[/caption] If you are like most home cooks in this country,…
Arizona Agricultural Exports
[caption id="attachment_9646" align="alignright" width="300"] From a cash receipt perspective, cotton is Arizona’s most valuable export with $360M (photo credit: Arizona Farm Bureau)[/caption] China, Indonesia, and…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Cotton
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
4 Reasons to Celebrate National Farmer’s Market Week
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Farmers Markets are a great place to shop (Photo credit: ianmalcm)[/caption] If you are looking for the best tasting, freshest food…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Milk Cows
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Sorghum
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
Are Sweet Cherries the New Super Fruit?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180"] Cherries (Photo credit: sk8geek)[/caption] Are you having trouble getting in the recommended number of fruits and vegetables each day? Do you…
USDA Releases New Maps Identifying Major Crop Producing Areas: Vegetables
A total of 40 new maps have been prepared, showing major crop-producing areas in the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and South Africa. Earlier versions…
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