…protect against the artificial spread of the infestation to nearby neighborhoods where it could affect California’s food supply and our backyard gardens and landscapes The Malaysian fruit fly is known…
Women in Agriculture Seminar Series This Week
…CK Solutions (Food Safety). They will discuss their careers and how they’ve become successful in them. At 10:30 a.m., Media expert Sabrina Hill of the AgNet West Radio Network will…
Citrus Greening Grants Awarded
…support research and extension activities that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems….
El Nino And Reduced U.S. Drought Coverage
…wetness really can be attributed to El Nino which really ramps up the subtropical jet stream and really contribute a lot of moisture to storm systems crossing the United States.”…
SuperBowl: Calories Consumed
…food is most commonly pegged in the appetizer department, and is considered the second biggest American eating holiday of the year – just behind Thanksgiving. According to the Calorie Council…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
…of $35 million in grants to help schools upgrade their kitchen equipment and infrastructure in order to offer students better access to nutritious foods. Three in five students – more…
Grants for Food Safety and Plant Health Improvements
…variability and enhance resiliency of our food systems, and ensure food safety. “In the face of diminishing land and water resources and increasingly variable climatic conditions, food production must increase…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…systems and weather monitoring. Restore habitat for wildlife and pollinators such as the greater sage-grouse, lesser prairie-chicken and monarch butterfly through the use of better grazing systems and improved plant…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
Hortau, a provider of precision irrigation management systems and services since 2002, has secured $10 million in financing to fuel company growth and broaden its service offering to growers in…
Superbowl: Food Safety
…food. Perishable foods should not be kept at room temperature for more than two hours. Switch out these items during half time to prevent the same foods from sitting out…
HM. Clause, Limagrain, Acquire California-based Genica Research Corp.
…to meet food challenges. As a creator and producer of plant and cereal varieties, the Group markets seeds and cereal products intended for farmers, growers, home gardeners and for agri-food…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…China and help secure a food chain for the future. Syngenta announced in a press release that ChemChina has offered to acquire the company at US $465 per ordinary share…
Farm Bureau Approves Strategic Action Plan for 2016
…of U.S. agriculture.” The action plan also places a special focus on food safety and security issues. “Consumers should have the confidence that their food is safe and wholesome. As…
Ag Leadership Class to Present Poverello House with $100,000 Donation
…Fresno State on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 a.m. in North Gym, Room 118. The Poverello House will use the money donated by Class 45 to purchase a food truck…