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American Century Farms: Meet America’s Farm Families that have farmed for More than 100 Years!

Agriculture has played a significant role in the development of our nation. With this in mind, “Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage” also provides an opportunity for the visitor to navigate through an interactive timeline of American history and agriculture.

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Farmers Helping Ranchers While Wildfires Rage

Short and Long-Term Impact of the State’s Wildfire’s on Arizona’s Cattle still to be determined.

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Devastating Floods Temper Spring Optimism

Nothing enlivens a farmer’s spirit of optimism and hope for the harvest to come than spring planting. After winter months spent in planning and looking at market signals to determine what to plant, the miracle truly begins when the farmer puts seed to soil in the spring and prays for cooperative weather.

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Arizona Farmers are Busy Planting

So your Arizona farmers are busy. If they don’t get right back with you on their cell phones, at least you know where they’re at  out planting cotton and other crops while our weather warms up.

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Farm Profit Misnomer: Rising Food Prices Part 4

It’s a misnomer that farmers are making tons of money. As oil prices rise so do the costs to operate the farm. Farmers feel the pinch in greater amounts as they might purchase fuel in the thousands of gallons at a time during planting and harvest.

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