…Sustainability Agencies or Local Agencies. The regulations cover such provisions as technical and reporting standards, sustainable management criteria, monitoring, evaluation and assessment, and plan amendments. The proposed GSP regulations are…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…standards for local Water Shortage Contingency Plans, which are part of the Urban Water Management Plans that water districts must submit every five years. Under new strengthened standards, districts must…
Public Service Recognition Week
…here as well, though they may not fit our assumptions about what an agricultural department does. Specialists and technicians in our Division of Measurement Standards, for example, are renowned for…
ABC Expands Elementary Educational Program
…entire unit aligns with the education standards for California schools, along with the country’s Common Core standards for math, science and English. Many students don’t realize that California is a…
Avocado Survey Deadline Tomorrow
…survey in order to fine-tune the estimate and better predict the harvest flow to market. Pre-season estimates for 2016 indicate a crop volume of approximately 392 million pounds. The survey…
Meals for Kids
…care homes to support them in providing healthy, balanced meals and snacks to the children and adults they serve. Nutrition Standards New Meal Standards The updated meal standards for the…
Measuring Conservation Impacts on Water Quality
…meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force. This edge-of-field monitoring station has a calibrated flume to measure water flow and loading of nutrients and sediment. Image courtesy…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…single biggest threat to the water supply, experts say, is the nation’s aging infrastructure. Across the country, water is flowing through pipes that are long past their expiration date. Some…
Earth Day Celebration!
…an earth-old mystery. –Eben Eugene Rexford Summer, fall, winter, spring, The seasons rotate as each brings Its special beauty to this Earth of ours. Winter’s snow and summer’s flowers; Frozen…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…continue to express concern about the amount of water allowed to flow to the sea uncaptured during the winter’s El Niño storms. California Fresh Fruit Association President Barry Bedwell said…
CA Students Honored
…her own neighborhood. Sanjana used a network of wireless flow sensors in the city’s drainage system to collect and analyze rain and storm water flow data. She later calculated flood…
Almond Board and Ag in the Classroom
…history and nutritional information. The unit is aligned to education standards for California Public schools including Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards for grades 3-5, and each lesson provides…
Agri View: School Lunch Program
…Compliance 6 Cents Rule The Challenges of Unpaid Meals: Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools Nutrition Standards in School Meals National School Lunch Program (NSLP) The National School Lunch Program…
NMPF, IDFA Urge Congress to Challenge WHO Proposal
…and CEO. “It should not restrict the flow of important information regarding the nutritional benefits of dairy foods for young children to parents, caregivers and healthcare providers.” In a letter…