Category Archives: Ag Facts
6 Tips for Getting Your Warm Weather Garden Growing
Spring is here and it is time to get out your gardening tools and start your seeds. Here in Arizona, the key to creating a bountiful garden is to know what to plant and when to plant it. This is … Continue reading
Looking for Ways to Manage Your Land? There’s an App for That
To most of the people in Arizona, the agriculture industry may seem like one of the few areas where technology wouldn’t play as much of a role. But as those of us in the industry know, technology plays a huge … Continue reading
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 percent and would cut the nation’s food and fiber production by as much as a … Continue reading
How Climate Change is Affecting Our Farmers – The Models
In a previous post, we looked at what kinds of challenges climate change is creating for the future of farming. In this post, we will be looking at four examples of what a climate-changed future may look like and what … Continue reading
How is Organic Food Different from Other Food?
Everyone wants to make the healthiest choices they can for their family, especially when it comes to the food they use to fill their plates. But as terms like organic, grass-fed, free range, and all natural have started to pop up … Continue reading