…magazine. which encourages reading in school-aged children while showing them the importance of agriculture in our communities. Santa and Mrs. Claus, along with their elf, make a…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…filter (DPF) retrofits on heavy-duty diesel school buses. Pima Association of Governments received $150,000 to replace heavy-duty diesel school buses with compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) buses. Sacramento…
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies
…found to have an inadequate containment area for potential pesticide spills that may occur during offloading of pesticides from trucks, and inadequate safeguards for pesticide equipment, which increase the risk…
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…U.S. Schools Need Updated Kitchen Equipment, which focuses on school equipment needs based on a survey of school food service personnel. The findings suggest that while most schools need additional…
AgNeTVideo: Vilsack on the Farm to School and SNAP Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the Farm to School program while visiting California State University, Fresno….
Agriculture Education at Stake
…this year, and called for an evaluation of the program. He said he would prefer that local school districts come up with the funding for ag education. According the the…
Farm Grown Scholarships Awarded
…John is a 19-year-old Sophomore at Fresno State. He graduated from Sierra High School in 2012. He is majoring in animal science with an emphasis in meat technology. John has…
Farm to School Census
While edible gardens at schools are becoming a popular way around the nation to introduce kids to agriculture, less than a quarter of California schools have such a garden. Sabrina…
Getting More Food From Local Farms To Schools
Getting more locally grown food to schools is the goal of USDA’s Farm to School program. For more information on the USDA Farm to School census please go to: http://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/….
Farm to Schools Programs Growing
The Department of Agriculture’s first-ever Farm to School Census shows promising results in offering healthy, local food to millions of school children nationwide. But where does California fit in? Sabrina…
CAPCA Conference Underway
…sessions on endangered species regulations, current law/enforcement for pesticide container handling, transport & recycling, bee health in almonds, pesticide stewardship and food safety, and California aquatic weeds regulations. The California…
Study on Schools and Fresh Produce
…with three school districts: Oakland Unified School District, Winters Joint Unified School District (west of Sacramento) and Enterprise Elementary School District in Redding. For more on the study, click here….
Hanford Meat Company Recalls Ground Beef
…were shipped to distribution centers in Arkansas, Nebraska, and North Carolina and intended for use by the National School Lunch Program. FSIS sampled the product as part of an on-going…
YSFB Supports Ordinance to Restrict Marijuana Cultivation
…the cultivation of marijuana within 2,000 feet of any school, church, park or youth-oriented facility as a public nuisance; it would enact thorough documentation requirements for growers of medical marijuana;…