…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….
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…