…6.5 million pounds of food, including 2 million pounds of fresh California grown fruits and vegetables. If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, there are…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
Fresh produce distributed at the SF-Marin Food Bank. Photo courtesy of the CA Association of Food Banks California produces one half of the nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables and is…
CDFA Now Accepting Proposals for 2015 Specialty Crop Grants
…award funds to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture). Grant…
Bats Work the Night Shift in Pollination
…The seeds and fruits that compose part of our diet would not exist without the interaction between flowering plants and pollinators, including bats. Bats serve a purpose with other popular…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…estimated $15 billion worth of crops is pollinated by honey bees, including more than 130 fruits and vegetables. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is focusing the effort on five…
AgNeTVideo: Herb Young Talks About Nimitz
…U.S. is the first country to receive a federal registration, with approved crop uses on cucurbits, (including cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupe and squash), and fruiting vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, okra and eggplants)….
School Lunches: “California Thursdays” Project Launch Follows Success of National School Lunch Week
…today (October 23) with “California Thursdays,” a partnership at schools throughout the state seeking to serve more healthy, freshly prepared, California-grown fruits and vegetables in cafeterias. The project is a…
New “Produce Innovation Award” for Growers Offers $10K and More to Winner
In a new effort to recognize growers of fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and potatoes whose innovative practices enhance the role of produce in creating better lives through improved yield or…
Schedule Set for 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Workshops
…award SCBGP funds to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture)….
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…Lady Michelle Obama and help harvest vegetables for the White House kitchen! Another program that helps with food access and education is CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, which provides…
Fresno Fair Wraps Up
This slideshow requires JavaScript. Central Valley groups brought fruits and vegetables from all over the county to one venue in The Big Fresno Fair agriculture building….
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
…Obama and students from schools in Arizona, Ohio and Washington D.C. to harvest vegetables from the White House Garden and work with chefs to turn them into a healthy meal….
49ers and CA Dairy Families Award $10k Fuel Up to Play 60 Grant in Santa Clara
…and fat-free dairy products, fruits, vegetables, lean meats and whole grains while achieving at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Today, representatives from the San Francisco 49ers and…
California Agriculture Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…$19.8 million out of approximately $66 million awarded nationwide. The SCBGP provides grants to state departments of agriculture to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree…