…Food and Nutrition Service Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Nutrition Standards for CACFP Meals and Snacks Centers and day care homes offering meals through the Child and Adult…
New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers
USDA Establishes New Partnerships to Link Underserved Farmers to FSA Programs Minority, Women, New and Beginning, Military Veteran and Urban Producers to Receive Training and Information on Agency Services The…
Bison Our National Mammal
…conservation success story, having been brought back from the brink of extinction by a concerted effort of ranchers, conservationists, tribes and politicians to save the species in the early 20th…
NRCS Hosts Mid-year Advisory Meeting
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is hosting a mid-year State Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting on May 5, 2016, to discuss programs, initiatives, and conservation issues….
Garden by the Moon
…written for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites, including MTV.com. She enjoys the outdoors, growing and eating organic food, and is interested in all aspects of natural wellness….
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…USDA’s Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Ann Mills. Mills announced funding for this effort, led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), in St. Louis at a…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…boom, were designed to last about 75 years. “It’s a huge problem nationwide,” said Erik Olson, director of the health and environment program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)….
Farm Camp
…farm brings children into their mission to inspire and educate people to safeguard natural resources while building an equitable and sustainable local food system. At their summer camps, kids spend…
Paris Climate Agreement Signed
…a track record of coupling extraordinary productivity gains with natural resource stewardship, which positions them well to contribute to the climate solutions called for in the Paris Agreement. Since 2009,…
For Agriculture, Every Day is Earth Day
…regulatory challenges, farmers continue to do amazing things and with less resources. Those accomplishments should be celebrated, not demonized. The importance of conserving our natural resources and maintaining the productive…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
State Water Project Allocations Increase as Storms Improve Conditions, but Drought Remains With runoff from spring storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) increased its water delivery…
Earth Day Celebration!
…Wildflowers. Go native! Plants thrive when they’re natural to your area. See our article on natural landscaping. Bring nature into the garden with plants that attract butterflies. Try an organic…
Pork Producers “Fly-In”
…Partnership (TPP) agreement. NPPC supports full allocation of the fiscal 2016 $10 million budget request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to implement…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…Group includes representatives from the USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA NIFA, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Environmental Protection Agency, State Departments of Agriculture from California, Florida, Texas and…