…— the more real-time information a farmer has about their field, the more precise they can be with their application of things like pesticide, fertilizer, and water. That could help…
FFA Jackets Awarded to Students by County Farm Bureau
…jacket to wear at the various FFA events and activities they plan to take part in during their high school career,” says TCFB President Joey Airoso. Students will be recognized…
Friends of the California State Fair Offer Students Money
…will be enrolled in a four-year accredited college/university, community college or trade school program in the state of California for the 2016-2017 school year. Applications are due Thursday, March 3,…
American Farm Bureau Expresses Support for Senate Child Nutrition Legislation Goals
…dairy servings per day and offering milk with each school meal helps to meet that goal,” Farm Bureau said. “School meal offerings should include milk or dairy products for the…
Fuel Up To Play 60 Growing Success And Support
…National Dairy Council and National Football League in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This free program offers funding opportunities for schools and an online Playbook full of school-tested…
Dietary Guidelines
…inform USDA and HHS food programs, such as USDA’s National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, which feed more than 30 million children each school day, and the Special…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…She began her Tulare County career working in pesticide use enforcement, and then served as a standards and quarantine inspector before becoming the department’s Dinuba District Inspector in 1999. Now…
How Pesticide Resistance Happens
Understanding pesticide resistance is important to keep it from happening with your integrated pest management (IPM) system. How Pesticide Resistance Happens Any pest can develop a resistance to a pesticide…
Wet Weather Doesn’t Hinder Citrus Harvest
…to bees, specifically neonicotinoids. In the assessment, the EPA said citrus “may” have residues of pesticides in pollen and nectar above a threshold level. California Citrus Mutual President Joel Nelsen…
Outstanding, Creative County Farm Bureau Programs Honored at #AFBF16
…Indiana Fair Scavenger Hunt, Fulton Kansas A Slice of Ag in Every Pizza, Stafford Missouri Our Many Ways to Thank a Farmer, Wright Nebraska School Beef Program, Cheyenne Once Upon…
New Dietary Guidelines Released by USDA and HHS
…as policy makers and health professionals with the information they need to help the public make informed choices about their diets at home, school, work and in their communities. “Protecting…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…courses, etc. Agricultural education can be taught at the elementary level, middle school level, secondary, post secondary and adult levels. Elementary agriculture is taught in public schools and private schools,…
Agri View: Migrant Trends
…For these farm workers there is also a sense of accomplishment in their ability to support their families in purchasing homes or going to school in their home country. For…
DCHA Seeks Applicants for Annual Scholarship
…year of post-high school education. A person may receive the scholarship only once. To apply for the scholarship, applicants must: Be a member of DCHA; or the son, daughter or…