…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….
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Expands Board of Directors
…chairman and chief scientific officer of global research and development (R&D) at PepsiCo. Khan, who has also been faculty member at the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Medical School, oversees the…
Pesticide Pilot Program is Twofold
…if they have been exposed to pesticides, or feel they have an illness that is associated with a pesticide, it’s the employers obligation to take them to seek medical attention.”…
U.S. Imports of Vietnam Rice lower on Pesticide Violations
…of this year. The FDA says the imports were rejected because of illegal pesticide residue in all but one of the cases. USA Rice Federation CEO Betsy Ward responded “we…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…serve healthy, MyPlate-inspired meals to kids. That’s almost $168 million invested in the local economy! USDA’s Farm to School Census website has more information about school districts’ use of local…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
Guided by a new scientific assessment of health risks, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) today announced an update to the way the fumigant pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene (1,3-D) is managed…
World Health Organization to Endorse Meatless Mondays
…endorsement was designed to fit with the summit’s session on “Planetary Health” that will explore the long-term health implications of changes in the environment. Michael Klag, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…
National Farm to School Month
…The recent 2015 USDA Farm to School Census shows farm to school programs now exist in every state in the nation and in every type of school district – large…
NIFA Awards Community Food Projects
…Pacific Public Charter School – Kealakekua, Hawaii., $270,277 Kansas City Good Food Hub, Inc. – Bronson, Kan., $124,892 Berea College – Berea, Ky., $375,000 Somali Bantu Community Lewistown of Maine…
State Proposes Regulation on Pesticide Use
California announces proposed rules on agricultural pesticide use near schools and child day-care centers The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has released a proposed regulation that would give further…
Tight Shell Means Less Pests
…which make a good egg-laying habitat for navel orangeworm, peach twig borer and others,” Slaughter said. “The Spanish varieties, historically, were not sprayed with pesticide to take worm numbers down….
Farm Groups Cautious of Merger Trend
…80 percent market share of the U.S. corn seed sales and 70 percent of the global pesticide market. “The hands-off approach we’ve seen in antitrust enforcement has led to the…
Bayer Investors React to the Monsanto Acquisition
…Monsanto $2 billion if the deal falls through. A professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management said just closing the deal is not a sign of success. “It’s…
Beef Checkoff Education Webpage
…from our viewpoint, in an accurate way, and to show them how to integrate agriculture in their classrooms, and science classrooms especially in high school. She describes what the kids…