…The Challenge works with universities to develop regional systems for sustainable use, reuse, flow and management of water; and at the watershed and farm scales, tackle water issues related to…
Confusing Chicken Labels
…and Turkeys… for Today and Tomorrow To ensure the chicken you buy at the store is safe and clean, the USDA developed the modern poultry inspection system. These safety standards…
Virtual Tour Shows Students Smart Farms
…interactive transparency between high school students and the men and women who grow food for their families.” Discovering FARMLAND’s standards-aligned curriculum guides, lesson plans and interactive resources have become increasingly…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…used to support implementation of the Produce Safety rule, which became final in November 2015 and establishes enforceable safety standards for the production and harvesting of produce on farms. Implementation…
Three California Organizations for Climate Action Leadership
…water efficiency across California. The awards were presented at the 2016 Climate Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington. EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership establishes standards of climate leadership by encouraging…
Growing Organics? FSA Can Help
…products, which in 2015 was valued at $39.1 billion by the Organic Trade Association. Many organic farmers and ranchers receive premium prices for organic products by following USDA-defined standards that…
USDA’s Final CSP Rule Published
…of no involvement unless the practice standards of the CSP contract are not met. NACD will continue to work closely with NRCS on CSP and its implementation. CSP is the…
50 Years of School Breakfast
…nutrition standards were implemented in school year 2013-14, school breakfasts are healthier than ever before, including a serving of fruit, whole-grain-rich grains, and low fat or fat free milk. The…
Agri View: Soil Care
…and irrigation water goes. Water and dissolved solutes flow over the land or into and through the soil. Sustaining plant and animal life – The diversity and productivity of living…
Growing California Video-“Eggsacting Standards”
The latest video from the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Eggsacting Standards.” JS West Family Farms located in the San Joaquin Valley, leads the way…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
…see the cattle as a tractor sometimes to do some tillage and sometimes to manage crop residue, besides just being another part of the cash flow. So we have started…
Agri View: Weather Damage Costly
…toward higher latitudes where it sinks and flows back to the equator. The increased heat from El Niño turbocharges the poleward flow, which in turn causes further changes in atmospheric…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…pulls south Delta channels – and native fish – in unnatural directions. California WaterFix would minimize these harmful “reverse flows.” There is no exact formula for ending the drought and…
Salt in Our Diet
…that 1,500 milligrams.” The AHA recommendation was published in the journal Circulation (November 5th, 2012 issue). According to the Food Standards Agency (UK)3, the human Guideline Daily Amount (GDA) should…