Category Archives: In the News
Young Arizona Farmer Selected for National Leadership Training Class
Young Farmer and lawyer Terisha Driggs from Arizona was selected by the American Farm Bureau Federation to participate in the organization’s eighth Partners in Agricultural Leadership class. PAL is designed to help agricultural leaders accelerate their leadership abilities and solidify … Continue reading
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
Drop Off Your Citrus Donations to Arizona’s Food Banks Beginning January 5
PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Are your citrus trees filling up with fruit? No problem – Arizona’s food banks want your citrus donations! Food banks continue to respond to record levels of demand, and your citrus donations – grapefruit, oranges, lemons, tangelos, 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