…Washington Monument. It draws millions of visitors year round. From May to October, visitors can shop at the adjacent USDA Farmers Market located at the corner of 12th Street and…
People’s Gardens Across Government
…In the meantime, come join us at the USDA farmers market from 9am to 2pm every Friday through October 28. For updates about the USDA Farmers Market, including the schedule…
Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…Judges review applications October 2016: Judges announce six semi-finalists and Top Four teams January 6 – 11, 2017: Top Four teams compete in live event at the American Farm Bureau…
Meals for Kids
…standards by October 1, 2017. Regulations Child and Adult Care Food Program: Meal Pattern Revisions Related to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Final Rule One-Page Summaries of the…
Warm And Wet – Western Winter And Western Water Year
What has happened weather wise out West this October through March is reflected by upcoming water supply levels for the region. Rod Bain reports. Warm And Wet – Western Winter…
Strawberry Commission Answers ‘Dirty Dozen’
…be noted that the authors of this list actually named conventionally grown strawberries as a “best food” in a report published in October 2014. The list authors recommend people consume…
Support Urged for TPP
…urging congressional lawmakers to back the deal. The TPP, negotiations on which concluded last October, is a regional trade deal that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
…San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors and South-of-Delta refuges, and facilitate water transfer and water sharing agreements throughout the Central Valley. The CVP began the water year last October with only…
Agri View: Farm-Raised
…be sold for food. Almost half of all imported seafood is from aquaculture, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. During targeted sampling, from October 2006 through May 2007, FDA…
Dr. Sandra Witte Named Dean of Jordan College at Fresno State
…learning science, technology and management in the classroom and by experience on the 1,000-acre on-campus University Agricultural Laboratory. Witte has served as interim dean since October 2014. Previously, she jointly…
Beef and Beef Products to Peru
…which concluded negotiations in October 2015 on a historic trade agreement. Passage of TPP by the U.S. Congress will provide new market access across the board for America’s farmers and…
Agri View: Food Protection
…and prevention. E. coli (CDC) General information plus details on previous outbreaks. E. coli Outbreak Investigations (CDC) Outbreak investigations from October 2006 to the present. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (USDA) General…
Wettest Months Finish Below Average
…of the March 1 average, the result of moderate precipitation since last October and relatively warm temperatures. “Mother Nature is not living up to predictions by some that a ‘Godzilla’…
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…usually in September and October. The soil can’t be too wet or too dry or the peanuts will stick in the ground. Farmers use machinery to loosen the plant and…