…her career as an intern agriculture teacher with Chico High School. Kristen Fernandez, summer intern with CDFA’s Inspection Services Division Hannah Garrett, summer intern with CDFA’s Inspection Services Division The…
Bayer CEO Defends Monsanto Acquisition
…million global crop seeds and pesticide industry over the past 12 months. The European Union antitrust reviews are currently going on for deals involving Syngenta and ChemChina as well as…
2016 Profiles in Leadership Award Recipient Honored
…She has been deeply involved with the foundation, program and Alumni Council since 2005. She has also served in leadership positions for agricultural organizations and school and youth groups. “Deanna…
Growers, Researchers Fight Citrus Disease
…coordinate pesticide treatments are currently in play in much of the San Joaquin Valley, but challenges remain in early detection of the disease. In Southern California areas where psyllids are…
Improve Energy Efficiency, Adopt Renewable Energy Systems
…them is GrandyOats, an organic foods company located in a former elementary school in Hiram, Maine. In 2015, it received a $20,000 REAP grant to install a renewable energy system….
Los Angeles Schools Reconsider Flavored Milk
The Los Angeles Unified School District last week voted to loosen restrictions on flavored milks in school. The 6-1 vote allows chocolate and strawberry milk back into the city’s public…
Agriculture in the Classroom: Two Tulare County Teachers Team Up
…and second-grade students. Julie Cates, sixth grade teacher at Linwood Elementary in Visalia Last school year was Cates’ first year teaching. She teaches sixth grade at Linwood Elementary in Visalia,…
Rooftop Wheat
…after school program for students. Of the 1,000 square feet dedicated to the wheat (the rest of the roof is for other crops), the wheat was processed locally and produced…
NCGA: Scholarship Opportunities to Young Farmers
…during the 2017-18 school year. Applicants for the NCGA William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program must be entering at least their second undergraduate year or any year…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…its commitment by encouraging practices, such as rotating crops, managing fertilizer, pesticide and herbicide application in the production of feed for a portion of the cows providing the company’s milk…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
…of San Pablo will also engage with local residents and high school students about local creek conditions and the effects of trash in waterways. Key partners will include the local…
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…the gift will help fund collegiate scholarships to students aspiring to further their education after high school, as well as grants for supervised agriculture experiences. Supervised agriculture experiences are for…
Progress during National School Lunch Week and Farm to School Month
…every child in America.” Vilsack The more than 50 million children who attend schools that participate in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are experiencing school environments that…
FFA Announces Record Membership
…growing from 62,000 some in 2015. This year, graduating high school seniors automatically received alumni membership, which the growth numbers reflect. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….