The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $244,428 in environmental education grants to the Plumas Audubon Society in Quincy, Calif., Education Outside in San Francisco, Calif., and …
NFU Backs American Food for American Schools Legislation
Recognizing the need to improve sourcing of American-grown food products by U.S. schools, National Farmers Union (NFU) applauded the introduction of the “American Food for American Schools Act of 2016.” …
Schools partner to Share Love of Ag Education
by Jennifer Ray, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom One of the great challenges of farm-to-school programs is taking the message from rural communities, “preaching to the choir,” if …
Agri View: Agriculture Curriculum
Everett Griner talks about educating our youth on agriculture in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember 4, 2025CIR …
Preparing Veterans for Ag Careers
Cathy Isom tells us about a first of its kind program for Veterans looking for careers in farming. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk …
Future of Our Agricultural Community
Internship/mentoring program brings in ag students for summer study in public service The average age of the California farmer is about 60 – and it’s rising. Here at the California …
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
Story by Jennifer Ray, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom What happens when two very enthusiastic teachers meet at the California Agriculture in the Classroom Conference? For Julie Cates …
USDA/NIFA Awards $4.7 M for Food Safety Outreach, Education
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced more than $4.7 million in grants for food safety education, training and technical assistance projects for …
Applications for 2017 Borlaug Fellowships
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities …
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
Scholarships, grants and other programs to be funded for students interested in agriculture Domino’s Pizza (NYSE: DPZ) knows that there would not be pizza if we didn’t have farmers. Now …
New Toolkit for Teachers
The USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion has released the MyPlate, MyState toolkit for teachers looking to introduce their classes to the interrelationship between nutrition and agriculture. The toolkit is …
Training, Educating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced the availability of $17.7 million in grant funding to help train and educate the next generation …
National Farm to School Month
Highlights Benefits to America’s Students and Communities by Deborah Kane, Director, Office of Community Food Systems, Food and Nutrition Service It’s National Farm to School Month and USDA’s Office of …
Funding for 2016 “CalAgPlate” Grant Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is currently accepting proposals for the 2016 California Agriculture Special Interest License Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. This program makes available an estimated $257,000 …