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	<title>Arizona Capitol Times &#187; agriculture</title>
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		<title>USDA OKs drought disaster for some AZ counties</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/09/usda-oks-drought-disaster-for-some-az-counties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jan Brewer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A federal agency is backing a request from Gov. Jan Brewer to declare a drought disaster that will help ranchers and farmers.]]></description>
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		<title>Milking the Sun: Zimmerman Dairy goes 100% solar – first in Arizona</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Valtierra Bush</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimmerman Diary has been operating in Arizona for nearly 90 years, but its long-lasting success doesn’t mean its third-generation owners haven’t had to innovate to survive along the way.

Facing rising costs, in March 2011 the Zimmermans installed a shiny new fixture they say will enable them to continue to stay in business regardless of electricity rates.]]></description>
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		<title>USDA: $5.2 million for Ariz. in disaster funds</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/19/usda-5-2-million-for-ariz-in-disaster-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/19/usda-5-2-million-for-ariz-in-disaster-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arizona is set to get $5.2 million in disaster aid from the Department of Agriculture.
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		<title>Officials: FDA notice on antibiotics use wouldn’t affect Arizona agriculture much</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/01/12/officials-fda-notice-on-antibiotics-use-wouldn%e2%80%99t-affect-arizona-agriculture-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tarryn Mento, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Veterinary Medical Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antibacterial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antibiotics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed federal restrictions on the use of certain antibiotics in livestock and poultry wouldn’t have much an effect on Arizona’s farms and ranches, according to experts here.
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		<title>Court considers ruling on funding for Ariz. agency</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/12/15/court-considers-ruling-on-funding-for-ariz-agency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona appeals court on Wednesday considers whether to block a judge's ruling that a state agency will effectively scuttle most of its funding.
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		<title>Court upholds Ariz. sweep of money from farm funds</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/11/12/court-upholds-ariz-sweep-of-money-from-farm-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/11/12/court-upholds-ariz-sweep-of-money-from-farm-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Arizona appellate court says it was legal for the Legislature to take $161,400 from three agricultural research and promotion funds in 2008 to help balance the state budget.
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		<title>Cotton farmers benefit from global demand, higher prices</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/08/31/cotton-farmers-benefit-from-global-demand-higher-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/08/31/cotton-farmers-benefit-from-global-demand-higher-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dmc-admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronald Rayner has weathered many ups and downs in the four-plus decades he's grown cotton in the West Valley. For Rayner, and for many other cotton farmers in the state, it's looking like an up year.]]></description>
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		<title>Legendary cattleman Aja trains future industry leader&#160;</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/08/04/legendary-cattleman-aja-trains-future-industry-leader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Coddington</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol Insiders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Public lands & mining Aug 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Cattlemen's Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bas Aja]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lion's share of the inside information gained from Bas Aja's 22 sessions lobbying at the Arizona Legislature is contained inside a large file cabinet at the Arizona Cattlemen's Association office. About five years ago, the longtime cattle industry lobbyist knew the time was coming to share the keys to this treasure trove with a younger, future industry leader.]]></description>
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		<title>Special license plate bills would honor agriculture education, troops, more</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/02/02/special-license-plate-bills-would-honor-agriculture-education-troops-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvonne Gonzalez, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>With hay, alfalfa prices down, cotton production ticks up in Arizona</title>
		<link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2009/12/07/with-hay-alfalfa-prices-down-cotton-production-ticks-up-in-arizona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Shell, Cronkite News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As farmers see hay and alfalfa prices tanking, cotton production in Arizona is expected to rise by 4 percent this year, industry experts say.]]></description>
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