…School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Together, these programs comprise America’s nutrition safety net….
Plant App Pl@ntNet
…extension service or head to the university library for research. Just snap a photo and upload it to the PlantNet app. Originally designed to identify plants based on photos of…
Commodity Classic Underway
The 2016 Commodity Classic convention is underway in New Orleans, Louisiana. AgNet West’s Sabrina Hill is there and speaks with Doug Bice, High Value Markets program director, with the Sorghum…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…and committee members serve without compensation. The Board is responsible for establishing policy, recommending budgets and programs to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval, and reviewing program results and effectiveness….
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…teaching garden at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School. Working with local horticulture specialists, representatives from the Bayer Bee Care Program joined students and 4-H members at the school…
ACP Education for Northern California
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program is aiming to educate the northern California citrus industry on Asian citrus psyllid management as the pest continues to move up the state….
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
The 2016 AgVocacy Forum, sponsored by Bayer is underway in New Orleans today. Representatives from agriculture and consumer media are hearing from thought leaders in science, nutrition and sustainable…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…tour of nearby urban farms, and free consultation about food assistance programs (like SNAP) will be available. If all goes well, the plan is to eventually open a farmers market…
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
…courses measured manually several times each winter. Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program, and his survey team measured snow that was 58.3 inches deep at Phillips…
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…for people with bad teeth. Five years later, the Kellogg brothers, whose focus then looked at holistic health and nutrition, patented the process of preparing peanut butter with steamed nuts….
Calif. Citrus Growers Turn to Florida and Texas for Huanglongbing Help
Photo courtesy of USDA Over 500 citrus growers and industry members are expected to attend the highly anticipated luncheon program titled “Huanglongbing: Lessons for the Frontline.” Attendees will hear from…
Asian Wasps Could Help Stink Bug Control
…to deliver a cost-effective BMSB biological control program.” Without being introduced by authorities, T. japonicus have been found in Maryland, Virginia and Vancouver, Wash., presumably having been accidentally introduced via…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…partners to select NWQI watersheds. State water quality agencies and local partners also provide assistance with watershed planning, additional dollars and assistance for conservation, along with outreach to farmers and…
National FFA Week – Inspiration from our Future Farmers
…program. In another meeting this week with members of Coro, a leadership training program for civic leaders, I met a former member of 4-H, another fantastic youth leadership program that…