World Ag Expo® and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again for the 12th annual “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, which supports local high school students who will be attending four-year …
California Students Earn NCF Award Scholarship
Emily Andreini, Sarah Klopatek to Receive Awards for 2018-19 School Year Two University of California – Davis students seeking their doctorate degrees have received $15,000 W.D. Farr Scholarships for 2018-19 …
SV Ag Tech Summit Focusing On The Present
The Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit is March 26 and 27 at Hartnell College, which is the organizer of the event along with the Monterey Bay Chapter of the California Association …
Checkoff-Funded Beef Quality Assurance Program’s Online Certification Option Reaches Major Milestone
More than 50,000 Have Been Certified through New, Convenient Process More than 50,000 cattle producers have been certified through the Beef Quality Assurance program’s new online learning system since it …
CA FFA Students Lived to Serve Their Community During the Camp Fire
Students from Gridley High School FFA worked to provide relief efforts during the Camp Fire that blazed through Butte County. The students helped with sorting donations, feeding livestock, creating new …
What’s Growing On with Ag in the Classroom
Each year, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom looks for news ways to reach the younger audience. This year the organization is working on putting out the 17th edition of …
Improving LREC for Better Community Engagement
The folks at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center (LREC) are hoping to be able to expand and improve the facility to provide even better community outreach. The center hosts …
Ag in the Classroom Important for Every Student and Educator
Whether students attend a public or private school in a rural or urban area, they should have the ability to know the value of agriculture and where their food comes …
Series of Rice Grower Meetings Coming Up in January
University of California Cooperative Extension will be hosting a series of winter meetings for rice growers in several areas of northern California throughout the month of January. “So, this year …
Secretary Perdue announces new OneUSDA Internship Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the “OneUSDA Internship” opportunity for Summer 2019. As part of the Federal Pathways Program, the OneUSDA Internship will provide students a way to …
Still Time to Submit Written Comments to USDA About Future Priorities
The in-person listening sessions may be over, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will still be accepting written comments for about another …
Agri View: BFTP-Using the Metric System
If you need to know how many hectare your farm has, or how many kilograms a bale of cotton weighs, would you know the answer? Everett Griner talks about changing …
CA FFA is giving away California Agriculture License Plates for Free
Folks can now show their support for the Agriculture industry just by driving in their car or truck. The California FFA is giving away free California Agriculture license plates to …
Agri View: BFTP-Agriculture Training in Our Schools
Agriculture training in our high schools is changing. Everett Griner talks about how beneficial it is to start this training as a high school student in today’s Agri View. BFTP-Agricultural …