Category Archives: Arizona farmers and ranchers
Arizona Farmer Elected to National Women’s Leadership Committee
ARIZONA, January 14, 2015 — Members of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Women’s Leadership Program elected Sherry Saylor, an Arizona row crop farmer, to a two-year term as chair of the American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee. Saylor and … Continue reading
Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
Arizona farmers Jonathan and Lara Dinsmore have been appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee, a national committee of young farmers and ranchers focused on developing leadership and honing other professional skills. “Farm … Continue reading
Soaring Beef Prices Linked to Drought, Early Winter Storm
If you have gone to a restaurant lately and looked at the prices, you are probably still picking up your jaw, figuratively speaking. That jaw dropper is the price of beef, which has gone up about 300 percent in the … Continue reading
15 Fun Ways to Celebrate National 4-H Week
Many people think that 4-H is something that kids who want to be farmers participate in, but the 4-H movement has expanded well beyond the rural farming communities of yesterday. Today, it is the largest youth development organization in the … Continue reading
Are You One of the New Faces of Farming and Ranching?
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is on a nationwide search for the new “Faces of Farming & Ranching.” These stand-out farmers and ranchers will put a real face on American agriculture and help educate the general population about the importance of American … Continue reading