The University of Arizona is hosting a Beginning Farmer/Rancher Workshop Series on Thursday October 27th, November 17th and December 8th, both in-person and with a zoom component. In person is located in Snowflake at the Best Western. Click to view the flyer. Agenda: Admission is $10 per session and includes lunch. There is a cap of […]
PLEASE RSVP to sacpa@sacpaaz.net by Monday, November 14 WHERE: Dunn Ranch, 55175 East Ray Junction Road, Kearney, AZ 85137 Registration 9:30 AM. Coffee and Donuts sponsored by SweetPro® Premium Supplements Meeting Commences at 10 AM Many Thanks to our Meeting Sponsor Broken Arrow Crop Insurance! LUNCH $15.00 THEME: Ranchers and sportsmen working together to […]
Eating Less Meat Won’t Save the Planet. Here’s Why:
This week, Tucson Lifestyle Magazine released an informative article focused on several ranchers in southern Arizona. We posted a link to the story and some clarifying comments here.
Cabot Phillips is an editor of the Daily Wire. He has produced an interesting Twitter thread and a 12 minute Apple Podcast presenting a “deep-dive” examination of the connections between Bill Gates buying nearly 269,000 acres of U.S. farmland, his investments in synthetic meat companies, and his prolific advocacy for a non-meat diet. View the […]
A viral video went around the internet showing thousands of cattle that suddenly died in a Kansas “heat burst.” Overnight losses were estimated between 2,000 and 10,000 head. Around the internet, armchair speculation blamed these losses on anything from the climate change bogeyman, to feed poisoning, to 5G, to intentional destruction of the food supply. […]
TO ALL THE FRIENDS OF ARIZONA’S CATTLEWOMAN PAM GRIFFIN We are so proud of Arizona’s ranch woman and Cowbelle Pam Griffin of Globe, Arizona for being elected as the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) Vice President. Pam will be installed as the next ANCW President in January 2023. To defray some of the substantial expenses […]
The University of Arizona Food Product and Safety Lab Gets New Faces and New Equipment
A wind/solar power developer has planned a wind turbine farm on rangelands north of Oracle, Arizona. SACPA has issued a letter opposing the development. The letter begins, “To whom it may concern, This letter is in response to the proposed wind project located in eastern Pinal County, Arizona, backed by Oak Wells Wind, LLC. The […]
Sam has demonstrated dedication and service to the livestock industry in Arizona as well as to our youth. He has made the U of A Food Product and Safety Laboratory a great teaching tool and research demonstration facility for livestock producers in Arizona. By revamping the Meat Store, he has brought visibility and awareness to the U of A. In addition, he seems to be running the facility at a profit.