This slideshow requires JavaScript. The Center for Land Based Learning had a workshop for it’s FARMS Leadership program at Chukchansi park in Fresno. High school students learned how to plant…
Heat Illness Seminars Coming Up
We have only had a few days of spring, but it is already time to start thinking about the hot summer temperatures. Several organizations are getting together today to kick…
USDA Announces Funds to Improve SNAP Employment and Training Programs
…one person is working. This is a historic high, and clearly demonstrates that SNAP recipients want to work,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “The additional grant support USDA is providing…
Helados La Tapatia, Inc. Recalls Products
…symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The products were distributed in Arizona, California,…
Grizzlies Accepting Applications for Scholarships
The Fresno Grizzlies and the Gar and Esther Tootelian Charitable Foundation Farm Grown Scholarship is an opportunity for high school seniors continuing their education in agriculture. To see if you…
Crop Progress Around the State
Sabrina Hill gives us an update on crop progress around California. Crop Progress Around the State NASS report on CA crops: Warm temperatures caused early bloom in orchards. Peach, nectarine,…
2013 Record Year for California Grape Crush
Mark another one in the record books for California. Sabrina Hill reports on new numbers for the California grape crush. Record grape crush California’s 2013 crush totaled a record high…
AgNeTVideo: Threat to Agriculture Ed Funding
Stuart McCullough, Agriculture Department Chair at Los Banos High School, talks with AgNet West about what the governor’s proposed cut to the Agriculture Education Incentive Funding Grant would mean to…
A Call to Protect Agriculture Education in California
…Teachers’ Association Jim Aschwanden spoke at the meeting which was held at Los Banos High School in Merced County but applies to every agriculture program around the state. A Call…
Enhanced School Wellness Environments Make the Smart Choice the Easy Choice for a Healthier Next Generation
…the new school meal standards that highlighted a slight drop in participation during the 2012-2013 school year, the first year of the new, healthier meals. While it’s true that some…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
…in the 2014 Farm Bill will help to further slow and reverse this trend. The data confirm that farm income is at a record high. However, the prolonged drought and…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…elevated and expected to go higher, he added, dairy farmers may choose to feed more forage as a substitute. “But if you’re also dumbing down the corn silage by converting…
Bringing Agriculture into the Classroom
The student run newspaper at the Granite Hills High School in Porterville, CA has a unique way of bring agriculture not only into the classroom but also into the lives…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Class I Recall Health Risk: High Feb 15, 2014 Editor’s Note: This release has been updated to correct the Julian dates “2623” and “2633” from the 4.5-oz. packs of “OvaEasy…