News from the farm

Jul 8

Eggs-tra special fun… raising chickens with your kids

Karen Bowen Desert Gardener Jul 8, 2014 by Amy Crawford Egg-cellent facts • It is best to wait a week after purchasing eggs to boil […]

Jul 2

AITC Has Egg-citing News!

From Our Friends at the Arizona Farm Bureau: Katie Aikins, AZFB Associate Director of Education The Arizona Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Program (AITC) […]

Jun 2

What Skills Will the Next Generation of Farmers Need?

By Gary Truitt - Hoosier Ag Today - While doing an interview with Don Sturgeon, a vocational agricultural teacher who was retiring after 40 years, […]

May 19

Egg Ranch Cracks into Feed Production

Feed & Grain Magazine | March 04, 2013 | By Jackie Roembke From its humble beginning in Guy and Nell Hickman’s backyard in 1944, Hickman’s […]

May 9

10 Scientific Reasons You Should Be Eating More Eggs

Eggs are among the few foods that I would classify as “superfoods.” They are loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern […]

Apr 22

Arizona House Recognition

On April 23, 2014, recognition was given on the floor of the Arizona House of Representatives to Hickman's Family Farms for their agriculture contribution to […]