…To apply, students must complete and return application; submit two letters of recommendation; submit school transcripts and attend school currently or have graduated from a school in Tulare County to…
Green Industry Advances Are Focus of March 9 Conference; Awards Ceremony
…take place at the Buchanan High School Energy and Environmental Research Center in Clovis, CA, and the Induction Ceremony will be held at the Center for Advanced Research and Technology…
House Agriculture Committee Questions EPA ‘Burdensome Policies’
…standard and pesticide uses, and many more. California Representative Jim Costa (D-Fresno) asked several questions of EPA Administrator McCarthy. One question an EPA study on bees that Costa says wasn’t…
Seed Industry Working to Protect Butterfly Population
…the endangered species classification are using the Monarch butterfly decline to push other agendas, such as anti-biotech and anti-pesticide opinions. But the seed industry is taking an active approach to…
Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack, NFL Comm. Roger Goodell and Partners Commitment to Youth
…to invest in our next generation. In 2008, these partners developed Fuel Up to Play 60, the largest in-school wellness program in the U.S. reaching 73,000 schools across the country….
Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship
…School District boundaries, or be a member of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. Criteria for the scholarship are based on student leadership skills, a demonstrated commitment to the industry,…
$35 Million to Help Schools Serve Healthier Meals, Strengthen Childhood Nutrition
…than 30 million children – rely on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for one to two meals per day, however according…
Almond Board: Almond Spraying During Wet Years
…bloom may impact bee brood (developing larvae). Along these lines, it is extremely important that pesticide applications at bloom follow these best management practices: Applications of insecticides during bloom should…
Positions on Beef Promotion Operating Committee
…Committee, Global Growth Committee and Evaluation Committee. He has served as the chairman of the Nebraska Beef Council, and on numerous local church and school boards. Hanson had previously served…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…Cooperative Extension specialist in poultry food safety, based at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Sam Sandoval Solis, Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist in water resources, based…
Kern County Ag Community Promoting Spray Safe Effort
While pesticide spray drift incidents are dramatically down in Kern County, area farm interests continue to meet and discuss ways to further enhance safety. Farmers, pest control advisors and applicators…
Ag Education Program Revamps Website
…activity sheets, student newspapers and other resources, all available for free to the public. These materials are designed to help classroom teachers, afterschool coordinators, school garden managers, parents, and other…
A Proposal To Augment USDA’s Summer Meals Program
The President will be proposing a program that would ensure that all students who get free or reduced cost lunches during the school year would have access to food during…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…Phil Silva, USDA Agricultural Research Service Louisiana Annette Sharp, Louisiana Dept. Environmental Quality Maryland Lara Moody, The Fertilizer Institute Ana Rule, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Michigan Gerry May,…