Arizona Farming Articles

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Passing a Farm Bill this year is critically important.

Arizona produces and exports 75% of the nation's rosebushes.

Working with only a one to two percent profit margin, grocery retailers have developed apps for cell phones that will advertise, allow for ordering and connecting with customers before they even walk in the store.

Remember to eat the peel of the apple where all the fiber and anti-oxidants reside.

The urban aquaponics fish and produce business now wait to hear if they become one of four finalists who will compete at AFBF’s Annual Meeting this January in New Orleans.

Ray Alcaida was a long-time member and supporter of Arizona Farm Bureau.

Klingenberg bought his first field of 40 acres in 1965 and continued to work for Valley Seed for 14 years.

Do you know where all the seeds to plant crops come from? Arizona farmers grow seeds for broccoli, onions, cauliflower, lettuce, okra, artichoke, grasses, and more! Arizona seed companies export 130 types of seeds to 59 countries around the globe.

Bet you didn't think of grass, or turf, as an agriculture crop.

In the farming industry, the genetic origins for 80 to 90 percent of the chilis grown commercially in the U.S. can be traced back to one farm in Arizona.

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