…fragrances for the home. How to Observe Use #NationalOrangeBlossomDay to share on social media. From: Any Day Guide Everyday is a food holiday and June 27 is National Orange Blossom…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross traveled through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and drought…
National Pollinator Week
…– learn about Lucy’s pizza garden, then make your own pizza from pollinated foods. Activity guide (Go! Wild) – learn about pollinators at Rocky Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, then match…
Senate Biotechnology Compromise
…year ago, 275 House members voted on a bill to establish a voluntary nation-wide program that would give consumers access to information about their food, protect advancements in food production…
NMPF Pres. on Roberts-Stabenow Agreement on Food Biotech Legislation
…food biotechnology. It is gratifying that this grassroots expression from dairy farmers across the country had a positive impact. “We are confident that this agreement will allow food companies to…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…food and fiber products with fewer inputs than ever before. While the imagery and mapping technology we discussed today paves the way for additional increases in farm productivity and efficiency,…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross is traveling through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…to creating healthy habitat and food for pollinators through our conservation work, USDA research is leading to breakthroughs in pollinator survival that may reverse the declines we’ve seen over the…
Almond Board: Pollinator Week
…food security and, specific to almonds, the vital partnership between growing almonds and honey bees. Almond growers know, understand and value this relationship which plays out each year in pollinating…
Garden Décor
A good garden can and should be about a lot more than growing flowers or food. Cathy Isom tells us about some useful things besides plants that will spruce up…
Agri View: Home Preserving
Everett Griner talks about home preserving foods increasing in today’s Agri View. Home Preserving From: Preserving Food at Home brought to you by the National Center for Home Food Preservation,…
U.S. EPA Fines Fresno Pesticide Distributor for Failure to Properly Label High-Risk Pesticide
…information about restricted use pesticides, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/restricted-use-products-rup-report For more information about pesticides and worker safety, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety For more information on FIFRA and its enforcement, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-federal-insecticide-fungicide-and-rodenticide-act…
Climate Smart Israel – the Negev Desert
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Ross is traveling through Israel this week with a California delegation interested in adaptation strategies for climate change and…
Ag Committee Evaluates Effectiveness in SNAP-Ed
…to purchase and cook nutritious food options. Today, we discussed the importance of measuring outcomes and evaluating effectiveness of nutrition education programs to see where improvements can be made in…