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Coals Heat Up at the Chuck Wagon & Dutch Oven Cook Offs

  Chuck Wagon Cook Off True cowboy cuisine doesn’t require any electricity.  The Arizona National Livestock Show will hold the Ninth Annual Chuck Wagon Cook Off on December 30, 2011 and the First Annual Dutch Oven Cook Off December 31, … Continue reading

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Consumers Willing to Pay More for Genetically Modified Food, Sometimes

Consumers feel differently about the different types of genetically modified produce. As farmers look for ways to increase the value of their crops, information like this can provide valuable insight into how consumers spend their money.

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Three Acres and a Cow- Random Musings for a Monday Morning!

Over the weekend my wife and I spent the better part of two days assembling watering systems, working soil and planting various herbs and vegetable seeds in two 4 ft x 4 ft garden boxes in our backyard.

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Making High Quality Milk Begins with Healthy Cows

It is the hard work of farmers and ranchers throughout the country that keeps our supermarkets and farmer’s markets stocked with an abundance of high quality produce, meat, and dairy products.

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Safely Drive to Your Local Grocer and Buy some Arizona Cantaloupe!

A recent deadly listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms in Granada, Colorado has sparked concern as to whether fall cantaloupe from anywhere is safe to eat. Arizona farmers want Arizona families to know where their melons are grown.

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