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Continued Litigation on Public Lands Could Mean an End to Grazing
Through the use of litigation, various environmental groups in Arizona are hampering government land management agencies’ ability to fulfill their mission. Arizona Farm Bureau members, many of whom depend upon leasing federal lands for their livelihood, are taking action.
Why Your Favorite Meats Could Soon Disappear!
If you are like 96% of the American population, you enjoy eating meat. Whether it’s steak, hamburger, pork, fish, or chicken, we consume on average, about eight ounces of meat per day; more than twice the global average.
But before we can eat that meat it needs to be processed; that is killed, cut up, packaged, and distributed.
And a good percentage of that meat that we enjoy eating is processed by small and independent meat processers located in the United States. However new regulation is threatening to put many of these smaller processers out of business.
Farmers; Ranchers Take Their Dog to Work Every Day
Every day is “Take Your Dog to Work Day” on the farm. Here are some heart-warming dog stories from farmers and ranchers.
YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING
A survey sponsored by ConAgra Foods finds that younger consumers are more interested in cooking than the general population. The survey shows that 72 percent of those between the ages of 18 to 34 said they will cook more, while 52 percent of all survey respondents said they plan to cook more in the coming year.