…inert ingredients in pesticides. In response, the EPA then said it will evaluate the risks found in each inert ingredient and make changes as appropriate. Pesticide ingredients that directly control…
CA Produce Shows Low or No Pesticide Residue
…about preventing pesticide residues in their commodities. Click here for a story of inspectors collecting samples and testing for pesticides. The 2015 pesticide residue monitoring data is posted at: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/enforce/residue/rsmonmnu.htm…
Freedom Caucus Wants Nutrition Rules Overturned
…schools to offer more fruits and vegetables and whole grains while cutting back on salt, sugar, and fat. It goes on to say, “Schools are throwing away food that students…
EPA Takes Action to Prevent Poisonings from Herbicide
…and farmworkers. Learn more about paraquat and the new measures to reduce risk: https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/paraquat-dichloride Learn about EPA’s Certification and Training Rule: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/revised-certification-standards-pesticide-applicators Learn about EPA’s Worker Protection Standard: https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/revisions-worker-protection-standard To…
4-H and NASA Partner on Space Age STEM Curriculum
…science-based out-of-school experiences for youth and NASA contibutes its extraordinary resources and expertise. Together they work with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on strategic planning and…
Organic produce growers sought for research study
…in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. To study the survival of pathogens in soil and soil health, UC scientists are recruiting California growers who use raw or…
EPA to Reduce Diesel Emission
…and replace old, polluting diesel vehicles and equipment, including school buses, trucks, agriculture and port equipment, and generators. The Diesel Emission Reduction Act program is administered by the EPA’s West…
Stronger Standards for Applying the Riskiest Pesticides
…and ability to use these pesticides safely.” This action will reduce the likelihood of harm from the misapplication because the pesticides may only be applied by a certified applicator or…
High School, College Students Unaware of Ag Jobs Available
A new study shows the agriculture industry adds nearly 60,000 jobs annually, yet only three percent of high school and college students are aware of the job prospects in agriculture….
Weather Radar Helps Researchers Track Bird Flu
…said Todd Kelman, a veterinarian and engineer who co-leads the project with Pitesky, who is also in the School of Veterinary Medicine at UC Davis. They are exploring how the…
Agri View: Food Production Impact
…an anti-farmer environmentalist until about half way through it hit me. This is a pro farm writer being facetious. He was advocating outlawing all animal farming. Halting all pesticide and…
Spray and Move Still Spreading Psyllids
…and move the produce. “Right now, the rule is they spray the orchard with a pesticide, pick the fruit, put it into bins and move it across the state,” University…
Cargill, BASF Developing Omega-3 Rich Canola
…nutrients more available and more affordable to people around the world. Groups such as the American Heart Association, Mayo Clinic and Harvard School of Public Health cite the heart health…
Agriculture Education Helping Grow the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…on Sustainable Food Production for local high school teachers. Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa, expanded its Mobile Precision Ag Lab, a traveling high school agriculture curriculum, with more…