Agri View: Troubled Ocean Waters

DanAgri View, Environment

…ocean dumped. These include sewage (treated and untreated), industrial waste, military wastes (munitions and chemicals), entire ships, trash, garbage, dredged material, construction debris, and radioactive wastes (both high- and low-level)….

Almond Board: New E-Learning Program

Taylor HillmanGeneral

for use in different products. Course subject matter includes: cost, food safety, variety, usage, specs, grades, size and delivery. For more information, please contact Rebecca Bailey at rbailey@almondboard.com or (209)343-3245….

Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…million, with smaller grants to these California nonprofits: Youth Policy Institute, Los Angeles, $499,923 Interfaith Sustainable Food Collaborative, Oakland, $155,200 San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, San Francisco, $308,131….

2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…strong, prosperous agricultural communities. The 2017 Challenge timeline, eligibility guidelines, and application will be posted to http://www.strongruralamerica.com/challenge. You can review the 2015 and 2016 finalists and winners at http://www.strongruralamerica.com/challenge. For

Agri View: Feral Hog Control

DanAgri View, Environment, General

…described include neck snares, cage or pen traps, hunting with dogs, and aerial hunting with helicopters. These techniques accounted for 55%, 14%, 6.3%, and 17%, respectively, of the hogs taken…

Cage Free Egg

DanPoultry, This Land of Ours

…Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Trader Joe’s, Target, Sonic, Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Campbell’s, Mondelez International, Quiznos, Walt Disney Parks and Cruise Lines, and many more. Transition begun, but resistance remains Read more….