…the Office of Community Food Systems and is one of many initiatives of USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) aimed at improving the health of our next generation. FNS administers…
Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture
…and Development Program (DDRDP). The Healthy Soils Initiative is a central piece of CDFA’s efforts to develop climate-smart management practices. Governor Brown introduced the Healthy Soils Initiative in his proposed…
Growing Safely – Tractor Safety
Continuing with Ag Safety Week, in today’s video, Growing Safely – Tractor Safety, A farmer shares the details of a near-fatal tractor rollover accident. Bill Field from Purdue University shares…
Farm and Ranch Safety Week
…without ROPS (roll-over protection structures). Old equipment is no excuse for unsafe practices, however; most tractors can be retrofitted with ROPS regardless of age, and farmers owning such tractors are…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…off right and continue strong all day long,” said Concannon. USDA’s Team Nutrition initiative provides technical assistance, training, and nutrition education resources for schools and child care providers participating in…
Garden on a Budget
…variety, but you’ll save on costs. Finally, arrange with your friends to buy seeds in bulk. The seeds will be cheaper, and you can split them among yourselves when they…
AFBF Joins Initiative To Give Farmers Control of Data They Collect
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and a host of other agricultural groups revealed a groundbreaking data repository that supporters say will give farmers ultimate control over the ever-increasing business…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…Orleans Parish 4-H Foundation. In 2015, the Feed a Bee initiative planted more than 65 million flowers, and this year the program is kicking off with a $10,000 donation to…
NFU Joins Field to Market, Continues Support for Sustainable Agriculture
…Working together with grower organizations, academia, conservation groups, public sector partners and leading companies represented in the Alliance, NFU will engage in this leading multi-stakeholder initiative that is working to…
Sustainability on Consumers’ Minds
…“In 22 century agronomics, the big initiative is really about how intertwined the decisions and actions are so we can pick those that will make the biggest impact on the…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…conservation and forestry over the course of this Administration, visit http://medium.com/usda-results. Resources List of 2016 watersheds National Water Quality Initiative webpage National Water Quality Initiative success stories Resource Stewardship webpage…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…agencies. “The Bee Understanding Project” will explain the initiative to improve communication and collaboration between beekeepers, crop advisors, seed companies, farmers and others who are important in the health…
Drought Beer
…remainder roughly split between Oregon and Idaho. Washington’s primary hops-growing area is the Yakima Valley, located in the Yakima River basin on the eastern (lee) side of the Cascade Mountains….
Farm Bureau Donations Benefit Hungry Americans
…food farmers and ranchers produce. In addition to raising food and funds for the initiative, farmers and ranchers tallied nearly 16,000 volunteer hours assisting local hunger groups in 2015. “We’re…