Farm Bureau Surveys the 2008 Arizona Primary Election Candidates
As before, Arizona Farm Bureau surveyed the Primary Election Candidates to Find out where they stand on agriculture issues. The August 2008 issue of Arizona Agriculture highlights their answers. For a comprehensive look at candidate answers including comments go here.
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Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Effort? You Decide
A recent radio show on The Food Chain asked the question Is Organic Food Worth the Extra Effort? The program interviews horticulture expert and professor Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening and from the University of Minnesota.
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Arizona Farm Bureau Release 2008 2nd Quarter Food Prices
Retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2008, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 basic grocery items was $54.39, up about 1.6 percent or from the first quarter of 2008. Comparatively, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s national survey was $46.67, up about 3.5 percent or $1.64 during the quarter. Full Report
Down In Price in the 2nd Quarter of 2008:
- Potatoes
- Ground Chuck
- Pork Chops
- Milk
- Cheddar Cheese
- Flour
- Sirloin Tip Roast and a box of Cheerios remained the same
TV 3 Highlights Food Items Down in Price
KTAR Reports on AZFB's Food Savings Tips
TV 15 Highlights Arizona Farm Bureau's "Stretch Your Dollar" Menu II
KTAR Reports AZFB's 2nd Quarter Marketbasket Numbers
News from First Quarter Report
ABC TV 15 Seeks Answers to High Prices and Midwest's Flood Impact
KPHO TV 5
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KFYI Reports on Rising Food Prices
KTAR Reports on Food Prices
KOLD TV 13 inTucson
AZFB Gives Advice on Stretching Your Food Dollar
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TV 12 Promotes AZFB's Ag in the Classroom Program
The Arizona Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom program visited TV 12 studios to talk about the program and the upcoming Oh Yuck Education Fair (To be held August 30th at Changing Hands Bookstore). For more information about the statewide program, contact Katie Schmidbauer-Aikins at 480.635.3608 or email her at katieaikins@azfb.org.
Get ready for an exciting school year with AZFB's Ag in the Classroom
TV 12 Interview
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High Production Costs in Today's Environment Causes Farmers & Ranchers to Evaluate their Production Strategies
Several Arizona farmers and ranchers share their thoughts on the current high-cost of production environment. If you've been struggling with the high-cost of fertilizer and fuel to run your agriculture operation, take some time to read what industry leaders are saying and doing. Their insights might help you review your own production strategies.
Production Strategies Story
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Employers: E-Verify Compliance, The New I-9 Form, and More!
As of January 1, 2008, you must comply with the new employer sanctions law. You do not need to sign up for E-Verify (identified in the law for new hires) until you consider hiring new employees. If you are now hiring do a careful review of all links below. Remember, it is against federal law to use E-Verify on existing employees. Additionally, you cannot use E-Verify to pre-check the legal status of a new hire. You only use E-Verify once you have hired the new employee.
If you sign up for E-Verify (Basic Pilot) you must do so online here. You will be required to take an online tutorial - it can take up to two hours. You will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding. You must comply with all of the requirements of the I-9 process and complete an I-9 for each new hire.
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AZFB Appears on Channel 8's Horizonte
Arizona Farm Bureau President Kevin Rogers and Government Relations Director Joe Sigg recently spoke on Channel 8’s Horizonte regarding the labor issue and the Legal Arizona Workers Act. They were able to highlight AZFB’s positions on many fronts relating to this issue. The organization endorses a:
- secure border
- legal and reliable labor pool
- recognition of common cultures in a free-market business environment that adheres to the law, and
- setting where business is not unfairly burdened by excessive and ineffective regulation.
View the Segment Here
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Labor Issues: When ICE or Other Government Agencies Come Knocking ...
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLC, provides careful instructions on your rights as an employer and procedures to follow when a government agency visits or calls regarding Social Security MisMatches, including how you should respond if non-governmental third parties contact you seeking information. The law firm encourages you to carefully follow certain steps in order to protect your company and your employees. The three memos below spell out procedures and processes.
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AZFB Leaders Profile Arizona Agriculture on Talk Show
Arizona Farm Bureau First Vice President Tim Dunn and President Kevin Rogers spoke to Arizona residents Saturday, December 8th on 1480 KPHX about Arizona Agriculture. Show host Todd Landfried of Desert Politics wanted an overview of the current state of agriculture in Arizona and for the next hour gave Arizonans a clear picture. Listen to the hour-long show here.
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Arizona Agriculture Video Tells Our Story
Arizona Farm Bureau recently updated its video "Today in Arizona Agriculture." If you are wanting an informative and colorful way to tell the Arizona agriculture story send viewers here.
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NBC's Today Show Teaches Food Safety
Last week, NBC's Today Show with Matt Lauer gave an educational overview of how safe our food handling process is and also pointed out the consumer's role in safely handling food. Watch the Video here
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