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Special license plate bills would honor agriculture education, troops, more
PEORIA - Caleb Gillispie said he knew long before coming to Peoria High School that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a high school agriculture teacher and Future Farmers of America adviser.
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With hay, alfalfa prices down, cotton production ticks up in Arizona
As farmers see hay and alfalfa prices tanking, cotton production in Arizona is expected to rise by 4 percent this year, industry experts say.
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Farmers, ranchers fear budget cuts to Agriculture Dept.
As Arizona continues to grapple with declining government revenue, the state’s farming and ranching communities are warning that the Arizona Department of Agriculture has stretched its dollars to the limit.
And the situation could grow worse, as Gov. Jan Brewer in September ordered state agencies to draft plans that predict the immediate effects on departments if their budgets are cut another 15 percent.
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Senate panel discusses climate change
Critics of federal cap-and-trade legislation told a panel of Arizona lawmakers Sept. 28 that its effects insofar as reducing global carbon emission at the end of this century will be negligible - similar to turning off one 100-watt incandescent bulb in a football stadium. Some participants and onlookers, though, said the panel was a sham.
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Growth industry: Native American farms reclaim heritage, expand operations
Agriculture was big business long before the first Spanish conquistador, Franciscan friar or American wagon train reached the Valley of the Sun.
Centuries of canal-building, first by the Huhugam, followed by their descendents the Akimel O’odham people (also known as Pimas) and their Pee-Posh, or Maricopa, neighbors, brought life-giving water from the Gila, Salt and other local rivers to fertile fields of corn, beans, squash, tobacco, lima beans and cotton.
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On cattle guard: Ag officer investigates crimes against livestock
Scanning the laptop bolted to a stand in the cab of his pickup, Darrell Hale ran down the list of complaints. Topping it was a call about horses with oozing eye infections.
The call was made to Hale’s employer, the Arizona Department of Agriculture. He’s one of nine livestock officers in the agency’s Animal Health and Welfare Program, all reporting to the state veterinarian.
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Fund sweep illegal; ag groups vindicated
A consortium of agricultural interests claimed victory July 9 after a judge ruled the Arizona Legislature acted illegally last year when it swept $160,000 from accounts that held voluntary, private contributions.
The lawsuit targeted former Gov. Janet Napolitano, State Treasurer Dean Martin, Attorney General Terry Goddard, former House Speaker Jim Weiers and former Senate President Tim [...] -
Farmers to judge: Fund sweeps violate state, federal constitutions
Attorneys for farmers and the state of Arizona argued in front of a Maricopa County Superior Court judge on May 18 over the legality of the Legislature’s 2008 fund sweep of money meant to advance agriculture interests.
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Farmers vs. state fund sweeps on May 18
A conglomerate of Arizona farmers will get their day in court May 18 as a Maricopa County Superior Court judge will hear arguments on the legality of the Legislature’s 2008 fund sweep of money meant to advance agriculture interests.
