…submitted letters of recommendation, high school transcripts, ACT or SAT scores and must expect to graduate from high school during the 2017-2018 school year. The winners will be recognized at…
NRCS and the Rice Stewardship Partnership Helping Central Valley Irrigation
…water quality, specifically improving on-farm production that will maximize fertilizer uptake, minimize nutrient losses, and prevent pesticide losses on working rice fields. The improvement of water quantity and quality will…
DPR Takes Action Against Stores Supplying Cannabis Growers for Violation of Pesticide Laws
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has fined a Bay Area hydroponic gardening store $20,000 for violating state pesticide laws that are designed to protect public health. The action…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Scholarships Now Available
…deserving students since it was formed in 2000.” Four scholarship programs are offered: Scholastic Scholarship: Applicants must be a current or former student of Sacramento County schools (or students who…
Agri View: Agricultures Value
…country. To me it is important that every individual, including school children, be taught, and understand, that those planted fields you see as you drive across your county, or across…
USDA Helped Improve Essential Services for 7 Million Rural Residents in 2017
…to construct three, 11,000-square-foot buildings for students at the Willow Oak Montessori Charter School. The school will add an 8th grade and kindergarten for the 2018-2019 school year when the…
First Mobile App with Food Buying Guide
…app is available to the public and can be an immediate resource to over 280,000 program operators responsible for USDA’s National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult…
Classic Lunch Favorite Creamy or Nutty
…or with chocolate, Peanut Butter has been an American staple for generations. According to the Peanut Advisory Board, the average American school child will consume 15-hundred PB&J sandwiches by the…
Blue Jacket Bonanza Program Continues to Grow in Tulare County
…then awarded based on need, community service activities, leadership skills, and commitment to the FFA program. Blankenship, who received her FFA jacket during her freshman year of high school, remembers…
Honeybees Attraction to Pesticides
…care for syrup with extremely high concentrations of pesticides, at low levels, the bees flocked to those pesticides. Among the pesticides tested, was one of the most common ones used…
Farmers Market Legal Toolkit Launched
…Law school, along with the Farmers Market Coalition, and others, have launched the Farmers Market Legal Toolkit online, a free resource created with support from the Department of Agriculture. The…
Agri View: FFA Strong Leadership
…Long recognizes one of the most productive programs at the high school level. It stresses excellence in all of it’s endeavors. The leaders for 2018 were recently named recently at…
Governor Brown’s Proposed Budget Promotes Ag Development
…industry. CDFA’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis would also receive $529,000 for the development of pesticide alternatives, including biocontrol efforts. Governor Brown’s proposed budget would also provide $5 million…
Changes to California Agriculture Coming in 2018
…new regulations for the use of agricultural pesticides near public K-12 school sites and licensed daycare facilities will take effect. The new rule from the California Department of Pesticide Regulations…