…and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools, where students may only be exposed to agriculture…
California Shows Decreased Use of Most-Hazardous Pesticides
The amount of pesticides used statewide declined in 2014 according to data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. For a second year in a row, there was a drop…
Diversified Ag Field for College Students
…productive ways Blending ‘work’ and ‘school’ Managing cost, demonstrating value Read the full publication with all charts. (.pdf) From: Agriculture Future of America Future Leader Preparedness Study Why was the…
Networking and Education at Citrus Showcase
…on investment for membership in CCM. CCM engages in matters ranging from trade, to air quality regulations, pest and disease issues, pesticide regulation, labor, water, and federal and state legislation…
50 Years of School Breakfast
USDA Celebrates 50 Years of School Breakfast, Offers $6.8 Million in Grants to Support Healthy School Meals As schools around the county take part in School Breakfast Week celebrations this…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…teaching garden at Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics and Science School. Working with local horticulture specialists, representatives from the Bayer Bee Care Program joined students and 4-H members at the school…
Bayer AgVocacy Forum: Be an #AgVocate
…Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University and a former CNN correspondent, anchor and Washington D.C. Bureau Chief. In conjunction with the…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
…flubendiamide or that may be treated with existing stocks can still be sold legally. Provisions on handling existing stocks of the pesticide will be finalized once the products have been…
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…before he or she graduates from high school It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter. To legally label the spread as peanut butter, it…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…exactly the kind of problem that, hopefully, a legalization will eventually combat; legalized cannabis could be regulated, could be inspected for safe use of rodenticide and pesticide and even water…
Almond Board: Bee Hive Removal
…insecticides that have been tank-mixed with fungicides at bloom may impact bee brood (developing larvae). Along these lines, it is extremely important that pesticide applications at bloom follow these best…
Agri View: GMO Production
…Corn Seed $65 $114 Fertilizer $123 $123 Herbicide $40 $21 Crop Insurance $40 $40 Fertilizer Application $7.50 $7.50 Planting $28 $28 Nitrogen Application $9.50 $9.50 Pesticide Application $9.00 $9.00 Harvest…
Fighting Poverty with Seeds
…gives people resources they need to feed themselves. Extra vegetables are readily sold to bring household income. Gardeners are then able to cover school fees and supplies, garden equipment, and…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…on some of those glad tidings. Analyzing data from more than 100,000 people enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, scientists at Harvard School of…