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Arizona Edition: What the latest Farm Census shows for Arizona and the future of farming

The latest Farm Census is out from the Department of Agriculture.

Every five years the agency releases information on the state of American agriculture by the numbers, analyzing how many famers there are and how much land is used for ag activity.

Julie Murphree is with the Arizona Farm Bureau.

We reached out to Murphree to learn more about how the Farm Census data is used, what it tells us about Arizona agriculture, and what it predicts for the future.

Murphree also shares her passion about Arizona farming and some revealing data about the productivity of Yuma growers.

Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.
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