Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes more reports from the recent Citrus Expo seminars. Topics include growers replanting, psyllids and nutrition, disease weapons and nursery technology….
School Children Eating More Fruits and Vegetables – Fact Sheet From the USDA
…the nutrition of foods and beverages served in cafeterias and sold in vending machines in 30 years. Thanks to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and other strategies, the national obesity…
Internship Opportunities Available for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
…television program. “In addition to working with leaders in the cattle industry, the convention internship gives student the opportunity to meet and work with other young people from across the…
Program Increases Real-World Skills Focus
An Ag Education program is showing high school students the diverse careers available in agriculture. Program Increases Real-World Skills Focus The Center for Land Based Learning has a program that…
Fresno State Research Uncovers Significant Drought Impacts in San Joaquin Valley
…focus of the national conversation on the drought,” she said. A series of editorial “snapshots” and photo and video vignettes provide background and tell stories of the human impact of…
Annual Santa Maria Vegetable Meeting on September 24, 2015
…will provide updates on laws and regulations, coastal vegetable crops pathology, insect pest problems, and postharvest handling and will also discuss new developments in irrigation, nutrition, weed, pest, and disease…
Moth Limited to Part of Napa County
…the grapevine moth and says it is impressive how much progress the industry has made since 2009. Clark says next year could be a telling year for the program’s success….
For Atwater FFA Students, It’s a Year Round Program
…Gossman. “Agriculture education is a proven education model for ALL kids. Getting students involved outside the classroom is a primary focus with the Atwater High School agriculture program. Throughout the…
Finalists Named for 2015 California Leopold Conservation Award
…land they own and manage, which he called “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” The Leopold Conservation Award program inspires other landowners through these examples and provides a visible…
Nutrition Info on Restaurant Menus
Counting calories on the go? Cathy Isom tells us what some studies are revealing about how we’re looking at Menu Boards. Nutrition Info…
California Strawberries and Teen Celebrity Chef Announce #KidsCookOff Recipe Contest Winners
…FOX’s MASTERCHEF JUNIOR. At the age of 10, he joined a class at his school, taught by Chef Ricardo Heredia of the Scratch Culinary Education Program, which culminated in students…
Citrus Industry This Week: Citrus Expo Reports; Citrus Nutrition Day
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes several reports from Citrus Expo and details on an upcoming Citrus Nutrition Day. Want to learn more? Click here to…
Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
…of Water Resources is also launching a $10 million program to help counties with stressed groundwater basins to develop or strengthen local ordinances and conservation plans. This funding comes from…
Medfly Quarantine in Portion of San Diego County
…to nearby regions where it could affect California’s food supply and our backyard gardens and landscapes. In the eradication program, sterile male Medflies are brought to San Diego County from…