…systems, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, have significantly reduced surface water flows; and groundwater levels throughout the state have dropped significantly; and WHEREAS dry conditions and lack of…
American Adults are Choosing Healthier Foods, Consuming Healthier Diets
…healthy weight, and track physical activity on a daily basis. America’s students now have healthier and more nutritious school meals due to improved nutrition standards implemented as a result of…
Commerce Calif., Company to Spend More than $68,000 for Improperly Discharging Wastewater into the L.A. County Sewer System
…equipment upgrades at its facility. “Toxic wastewater flowing into the Los Angeles sewer system can reach the Pacific Ocean,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “To…
CATA Comments on Governor Brown’s Budget Proposal Eliminating Agricultural Education Incentive Grant
In his 2014-15 State Budget released last week, Governor Brown proposed the complete elimination of funding for the Agricultural Education Incentive Grant, which supports high quality Agricultural Education standards in…
USDA Makes Flexibilities in National School Lunch Program
…meal standards, including additional flexibility in meeting the daily and weekly ranges for grain and meat/meat alternates, which has been available to schools on a temporary basis since 2012. USDA…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…and heavy-duty diesel agricultural tractors with equipment that meets, or exceeds U.S. EPA’s Tier 4 exhaust emission standards for nonroad compression-ignition engines. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) received…
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies
…Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which regulates the distribution, sale and use of pesticides in the U.S. “Failing to meet standards for properly managing pesticides puts workers and the environment…
California Among States Getting Grants for Schools
…the availability of healthy food. America’s students now have healthier and more nutritious school meals due to improved nutrition standards implemented as a result of the historic Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids…
CIT Director Named National Irrigation ‘Person of the Year’
…American Society of Agronomy. Internationally, Zoldoske served as the project leader in establishing the Zimbabwe Irrigation Technology Centre and has represented the United States in the development of international standards….
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
…for Americans. Under Dr. Hagen’s leadership, USDA adopted a new zero-tolerance policy for additional strains of E. coli in beef and adopted new standards to protect Americans from Salmonella and…
California Farm Labor Contractor Association Conferences
The California Farm Labor Contractor Association has a couple of educational conferences coming up for agricultural employers. The programs are approved by the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement for the…
BSE Import Regulation Changes
USDA has issued a final rule which will align U.S. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) import regulations with international standards. The rule will take effect in about 90 days. Gary Crawford…
DCHA Launches Membership Drive
…the Gold Standards best practices program. Networking opportunities with nearly 600 calf and heifer growers and allied industry partners through the only national organization focused on producers who raise dairy…