…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
Dietary Guidelines
…inform USDA and HHS food programs, such as USDA’s National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, which feed more than 30 million children each school day, and the Special…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…She began her Tulare County career working in pesticide use enforcement, and then served as a standards and quarantine inspector before becoming the department’s Dinuba District Inspector in 1999. Now…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
Understanding pesticide resistance is important to keep it from happening with your integrated pest management (IPM) system. How Pesticide Resistance Happens Any pest can develop a resistance to a pesticide…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…to bees, specifically neonicotinoids. In the assessment, the EPA said citrus “may” have residues of pesticides in pollen and nectar above a threshold level. California Citrus Mutual President Joel Nelsen…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…Indiana Fair Scavenger Hunt, Fulton Kansas A Slice of Ag in Every Pizza, Stafford Missouri Our Many Ways to Thank a Farmer, Wright Nebraska School Beef Program, Cheyenne Once Upon…
New Dietary Guidelines Released by USDA and HHS
…as policy makers and health professionals with the information they need to help the public make informed choices about their diets at home, school, work and in their communities. “Protecting…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…courses, etc. Agricultural education can be taught at the elementary level, middle school level, secondary, post secondary and adult levels. Elementary agriculture is taught in public schools and private schools,…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…For these farm workers there is also a sense of accomplishment in their ability to support their families in purchasing homes or going to school in their home country. For…
DCHA Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship
…year of post-high school education. A person may receive the scholarship only once. To apply for the scholarship, applicants must: Be a member of DCHA; or the son, daughter or…
Agri View: Drones-Technology Driven
…BuzzFeed News Reporter A large drone capable of carrying tanks of fertilizers and pesticides for farming was given approval Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Yamaha RMAX is the…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…schools and communities. Through GENYOUth’s flagship program Fuel Up to Play 60, the largest in-school health and wellness program in the country, Land O’Lakes will help students learn about where…
The Western View: Big Data
…a specific subject. In this case, it’s all the information that makes up a farm – acreage, soil conditions, weather, pesticide use, and so on. This data is being collected…
Look for California Ag in Rose Parade
…Pomona). On a recent visit to the school I was able to meet the student leader chairing the effort and learn more about the exciting plans! Our agricultural partnership with…