Report: Agriculture Must Adopt Holistic Perspective. It Does Already! June 30, 2010
By Julie Murphree
U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, have less impact on the environment, fulfill consumer preferences and make a living — all with increasingly scarce natural resources and the uncertain effects of climate change, according to a new report from the National Research Council.
But I contend small, medium and large farms do take this approach (and certainly from the farmers I know), while at the same time improving on production. Most of what best management practices strategies do means trying to do more with less and reducing resources, yet producing more.
For example, cotton …
Continuing Good Content from Another Aggie Blogger June 29, 2010
I learned so much today from reading the Texas Farm Bureau blog. This article on socialism and capitalism is worth the read.
Great Post by Mike Barnett of Texas Farm Bureau: Everything Changes in Agriculture, Right?
We talk about advances and changes in agriculture all the time. Mike Barnett of Texas Farm Bureau reminds us what doesn’t change in agriculture.
Your Food Dollar and the Farmer’s Cut
By Kevin Rogers, Arizona Farm Bureau President
My wife, Janel, does the grocery shopping for our family of five. She’s asking why her food budget dollars don’t go as far as they did just a year ago.
The Arizona Farm Bureau does a food market basket survey every quarter. Our survey of different grocery stores sampling the same 16 products each time shows food costs are beginning to rise again after a year-long period of falling food prices. So you and Janel are not imagining higher prices; it’s reality.
Higher energy costs, including gasoline, diesel and natural gas, are …
Another Farm Dog Story June 25, 2010
Kennedy Achers in Pinal County
By Ana Kennedy
There’s just something about a man and his dog. My dad got a puppy earlier this year. Dad named him Tippy.
Currently, Tippy is the most annoying dog in the world, but maybe that’s because he’s still a puppy. None the less, Tippy adores my dad AND air conditioning!
During these hot summer months, my dad likes to escape the heat by retreating into his air-conditioned office. Usually Tippy is quick to follow my dad in to the cool comfort and never too happy to leave it.
Silly, Tippy, doesn’t he know he lives on a farm and …
Nutrition Stud & Vegetarian Endorses Feedlot Method of Raising Cattle June 24, 2010
By Julie Murphree
It’s one for the record books! A Nutrition Stud and Vegetarian endorses America’s Feedlot Method of feeding cattle … and he doesn’t even eat meat! Ryan Andrews visited a Colorado feedlot and came away enlightened and encouraged by our method of raising cattle in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
That’s key.
We need to provide more tours to individuals truly concerned about our agriculture practices. If we believe in what we do, have a humane and science-based strategy for production, we have nothing to hide.
Farmers & Ranchers Take Their Dogs to Work Every Day June 23, 2010
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau
Pet Sitters International is celebrating their 12th Annual “Take Your Dog to Work Day” this Friday, June 25th. It made me chuckle at first.
On the farm and ranch, our loyal dogs are with us daily at work.
In fact, herd dogs on ranches are some of the hardest working dogs you’ll encounter. They’re up at dawn, eagerly awaiting with wagging tail to follow your signal as the day begins on the ranch. If they can help it, they don’t miss a day. In fact, farm and ranch dogs have perfect attendance.
City Kid Gets to Be a Cowboy for a few Weeks June 22, 2010
This last Sunday (June 20th), I drove up with my brother, Patrick, his wife, Julie Jo, and the kids to drop their oldest child, Kyle, off at the Tomerlins. Was a great day to be with family.
Danny and Kacie Tomerlin live in Dewey- Humboldt, Arizona where they raise cattle for their Arizona Legacy Beef product. Dewey-Humboldt is just outside of Prescott. We’ve featured Arizona Legacy Beef on Fill Your Plate and just this week, Kacie was on ABC15’s Sonoran Living show talking about summer BBQ cuts of meat.
They’re a real ranch family, …
Spice is the Variety and Health of Life June 15, 2010
Over at Arizona Farm Bureau’s Fill Your Plate, we have growers that feature various spices in their product line. And today we learn that basil, cinnamon, and other spices are radically good at fighting the bad free radicals.
Dear Ms. Wiener, I Invite You to Climb an Arizona Tree June 14, 2010
Editor’s Note: Brother Brent’s letter to Mr. Weiner director of Phx Children’s Museum.
By Brent Murphree, Avid Tree Climber
Since the beginning of its settlement, Arizona has suffered from the efforts of transplanted individuals to transform it into the region of their origin. Arizona is a unique and beautiful environment…with trees that can be climbed.
I am distressed by your comments this morning [June 14, 2010] on Channel 12 regarding Arizona residents lacking the musculature to climb non-existent Arizona trees. As a native and a prolific tree climber, I have scaled pine trees, pistacho trees, mulberry trees, pecan trees, African sumac trees, sisso trees, walnut tree — …
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