A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, honoring Cesar Chavez, helping a university …
Fuel Greatness with School Breakfast
Yesterday the NFL and National Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 program stopped by Alicia Reyes Elementary School in Merced. The San Francisco 49ers’ mascot Sourdough Sam and District …
Atwater FFA Sweeps Merced College FFA Field Day
Atwater FFA members joined over 1400 registered agriculture high school students throughout California at the Merced College Field Day on March 21st and earned top honors with another strong showing. …
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council’s government affairs office in Washington, D.C., is accepting applications for the fall 2015 public policy internship. The deadline to submit an …
Farm and Nutrition Day at the Fresno Fairgrounds
More than 40 schools in 14 districts throughout Fresno County showed up to the Fresno Fairgrounds to learn about agriculture at the Fresno County Farm Bureau’s Farm and Nutrition Day. …
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 3
The last of this series Cathy Isom looks at how the USDA is improving school nutrition one grant at a time, and the impact the USDA is having on districts …
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 2
In this, the second of a three part series, Cathy Isom tells us the USDA program is getting an A+ in the lunchroom. Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 2
Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 1
Cathy Isom begins a three-part series about the big boost by the USDA that’s helping children eat healthier meals away from home. Grants for Healthy Meals: Part 1
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 13
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, partnering for healthier eating and a …
UC Davis Veterinary School Named Best in Nation by US News and World Report
UC Davis news release U.S. News & World Report has recognized the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis, as the nation’s best veterinary school. The 2016 U.S. …
28th Small Farm Conference in San Diego
Showing small operations how to make farming successful is the focus of the California Small Farm Conference. Every year growers come to the conference to seek out marketing strategies, beginning …
California Ag Day, National Agriculture Week Just Around the Corner
From the California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom Each year, more than one-million students learn about the importance of agriculture through the efforts of California Foundation for Agriculture in …
USDA’s Veterinary Medicine Student Loan Repayment Program
Cathy Isom tells us about the program helping new Veterinarians get out of debt faster. Student Loan Repayment Program
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review March 6
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review, healthy eating at schools, organic egg …