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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Donna Bruce holding one of her chickens, in front of her plant beds, on her farm Sharing Life's Abundance (Photo by: Amanda Sladek / Arizona Sonora News).

Arizona leads nation in female farmers

Amanda Sladek April 19, 2018

In Queen Creek, Arizona, you can find a 1.33-acre lot growing oranges, apples, figs, peaches, pears, grapes, sugarcane, lettuce, tomatoes, pepper, eggplant, okra, corn, green beans – and also raising...

By Steven Spooner
Cienega farms in Mescal Arizona at sunset on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Cienega is an alpaca farm, with a number of animals from llamas to donkeys.

How farms cope with a closed border

steven spooner October 12, 2017

With winter lettuce season starting in November, farms and the agriculture industry are rushing to find workers for harvest. A difficult task, made more difficult with the anti-immigration rhetoric...

Jack Lemons weighs a handful of snap peas. (Photo by: Kaleigh Shufeldt/Arizona Sonora News)

Arizona farmers markets face future uncertainty

Kaleigh Shufeldt February 23, 2015

The Bisbee Farmers Market is an eclectic mix of locals and visitors roaming through stands of fresh vegetables, meat, leather goods, painted gourds, and homemade pistachio brittle. A table at the edge...

There are many benefits to buying local, including supporting local farmers and the local economy. (Photo by Cole Malham)

Arizona farmers advocate benefits of buying local

Cole Malham November 28, 2014

Every time produce is scanned at the checkout line at the supermarket, a vote is cast. Whether you know it or not, that newly bought and mass-produced selection represents your vote for the big chain’s...

Farmers Receive Loans for Lost Crops

asnsadmin March 31, 2014

The USDA will provide low-interest emergency loans to farmers, ranchers and residents affected by severe drought in Cochise County. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designated Cochise and five...

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