…take action to conserve water.” In addition to the funding provided by the legislation, the bill calls for the California Department of Public Health (DPH) to adopt new groundwater replenishment…
USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Farm to School Grants
…the third round of USDA’s Farm to School grants, including the addition of a new funding track. These grants help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students…
Federal Drought Aid Coming to California; Long Term Solution Sought
…soil, he toured rich farmland now laying fallow due to lack of water. The President spoke about the farm tour. “Joe has got an incredible story. The son of a…
Washington Firm Recalls Dried Egg Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
…USDA Recall Classifications Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or…
President to Announce Drought Assistance During Visit Today
…livestock access to water. $5 million in targeted Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program assistance to the most drought impacted areas of California to protect vulnerable soils. EWP helps communities address…
CDFA, USDA Sessions on Drought Resources
…from the dangers of extreme drought. The California Department of Public Health identified and offered assistance to communities at risk of severe drinking water shortages and is working with other…
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…to meet basic public health and safety needs; to prevent the loss of permanent crops; and to minimize economic damage caused by the drought; · Mandates that the federal government…
California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products
…product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use…
Aquaponics Curriculum Teaches New Fish Farming Techniques to Ag Students
…Called ‘aquaponics,’ the system combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (growing plants without soil). “This is a new field of agriculture, and I’m very excited to be studying something that…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expands in Tulare County
…hosts for both the insect and the disease. There is no cure once a tree becomes infected. The diseased tree will decline in health until it dies. HLB has been…
NRCS and Forest Service Partner to Improve Forest Health
…communities, watershed health and drinking water, contributing 80 percent of the water supply for Helena, Mont. Successful implementation of this project will protect public health and safety, reduce the risk…
Better Health Foundation Promotes Healthy Eating
Better health through healthy eating. It sounds logical, but these days it takes some work to get people on board. That’s part of what the Produce for Better Health Foundation…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
To protect Californians’ health and safety from more severe water shortages in the months ahead, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today took actions to conserve the state’s precious…
ASTA 2014 Vegetable Seed Conference Offers Many Critical Updates
…Here to Open or Download Audio Kristen Stevens, Chief Operating Officer with Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) based in Delaware, fields our questions from her display in the main…