Schools are often a place for low-income children to get healthy meals for free. That’s if schools are in session. Recently, schools across California have announced temporary closures in efforts…
Preparing Now for Wildfire Smoke Rules
…the required training under the regulation, which is not particularly complicated. You need to educate people about the potential negative health effects of being exposed to PM 2.5, which is…
AFBF Expands Mental Health Awareness Welcoming Farm State of Mind Campaign
…health awareness in rural communities through its most recent announcement with Bayer. The Farm State of Mind campaign which is an initiative to raise mental health awareness among the farming…
Medicinal Herbs for a Healthy Chicken Flock
Keeping our chickens healthy is important. Today, Cathy Isom has a list of the medicinal herbs for a healthy chicken flock. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Medicinal…
2020 “Growing Together” Black Farmer Conference with Urban Farmers to be Held February 29
…a dozen resource booths. The registration website can be found at http://www.wfresnofrc.org/BlackFarmersConference. The West Fresno Family Resource Center was established in 2001, West Fresno Health Care Coalition (DBA: West Fresno…
New ‘Roadmap to an Organic California’ Report Released
…the health of California communities. The Roadmap report lays out policy recommendations that encourage an increased focus on soil health as well as further investment in water efficiency programs and…
Why You Need Green Sand in Your Garden
…at any time of year. Unlike some soil amendments, it won’t leach away. Green sand contains potash, which is important for overall plant health and is vital to plants during…
USDA Unveils Agriculture Innovation Agenda
…through soil health and forestry and reduce nutrient loss by 30 percent by 2050 without any regulatory overreach. The program also calls for enhancements to the biofuel industry and increases…
Live, Adult Spotted Lanternfly Found in California
…are also of high preference. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has categorized the possible hosts to grapevines, fruit trees, and hardwoods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45103-PFI4M What SLF Can Do to Hosts…
CA Agriculture Needs Science, Crop Protection Tools
…human health risk. The EPA also made the decision not to ban chlorpyrifos but in 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom mandated the cease of use of the chemical come Dec. 31,…
Safe to Use as Directed: Understanding Glyphosate Myths
…about health effects associated with using glyphosate-based herbicides,” said Dunn. IMMEASURABLE VALUE TO FOOD SECURITY Glyphosate has been on the market for nearly 45 years and has proved to be…
Deadline for Conservation Reserve Program General Signup is Feb. 28
…riparian forest and grass buffers, enough to go around the world 7 times; and Benefiting bees and other pollinators and increased populations of ducks, pheasants, turkey, bobwhite quail, prairie chickens,…
Emma Chow Recognized for Conservation Excellence
…after the fires led to changes in the forest community as landowners began to see their property as part of the health of the entire watershed. Chow has led many…
Learn About Labor Issues, Regulation, and Technology at ACTIVATE20
…cross-section of men’s health issues, women’s health issues, health issues affecting our youth, as well as occupational health issues,” Wolfe noted. Registration for the event will remain open, with onsite…