…BuzzFeed News Reporter A large drone capable of carrying tanks of fertilizers and pesticides for farming was given approval Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration. The Yamaha RMAX is the…
Land O’Lakes – GENYOUth Team Up
…schools and communities. Through GENYOUth’s flagship program Fuel Up to Play 60, the largest in-school health and wellness program in the country, Land O’Lakes will help students learn about where…
The Western View: Big Data
…a specific subject. In this case, it’s all the information that makes up a farm – acreage, soil conditions, weather, pesticide use, and so on. This data is being collected…
Look for California Ag in Rose Parade
…Pomona). On a recent visit to the school I was able to meet the student leader chairing the effort and learn more about the exciting plans! Our agricultural partnership with…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…schools successfully meet the updated, science-based nutrition standards for school meals under Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. Reached more than 8.1 million kids with healthy meals through the Community Eligibility…
Push for Local Food in Schools
There’s a new national push for local food in schools, following a report by a California newspaper. Local Food in Schools Fifty agricultural trade associations, farmer co-ops and agribusinesses of…
Donation by Disney
…nutritious foods to kids after school. Cathy Isom has the details on the major donation by Disney that will help bring healthy food to communities nationwide. Disney Donation From: Feeding…
The Western View: Vocational Education
Len Wilcox talks about the state of vocational education in our schools. Vocational Education Bring back vocational training – So says author Nicholas Wyman, an expert in education and training,…
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,…
Climate Change Report – USDA
…report: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack USDA Ecologist-Margaret Walsh Peter Backlund, Colorado State University Associate Director, School of Global Environmental Sustainability Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food…
Rooftop Farm
…the art, 75-thousand square foot greenhouse is located on a rooftop. It is powered by 100-percent renewable energy. It will produce nearly 10 million annual crops of local, premium-quality, pesticide-free,…
Farm Bureau Awards $4,500 in Garden Grants to Local Schools
…Monache High School in Porterville and Palo Verde School in Tulare. The schools were presented with their grant checks at Farm Bureau’s Superintendent’s Breakfast on November 19 at Visalia Technical…
Calif. Nets Nearly $700,000 in USDA Farm-to-School Grants
…school best practices into school culture. Strategies include working with multiple schools, increasing local foods in summer meals, revising policies to facilitate local procurement, increasing school vegetable production, aligning experiential…
Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture
…coast. She is currently going to school at Utah State, where she’s studying ag communications. Corryn was very involved in agriculture growing up, with her family’s business, La Rue Livestock….