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USDA unveils historic improvements to meals served in America's schools
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled new standards for school meals that will result in healthier meals for kids across the nation. The new meal requirements will raise standards for the first time in more than fifteen years and improve the health and nutrition of nearly 32 million kids that participate in school meal programs every school day. The healthier meal requirements are a key component of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which was championed by the First Lady as part of her Let's Move! campaign and signed into law by President Obama.
USDA to measure economic well-being of American farms
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend the next several months contacting farmers and ranchers across the nation to conduct the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). The results of this survey will serve as a baseline for numerous federal policies and programs that affect U.S. farms and farm families.
Farm & Nutrition Day in need of presenters, sponsors and volunteers
The Fresno County Farm Bureau, Big Fresno Fair and Friends of the Big Fresno Fair will hold the seventh annual Farm & Nutrition Day for third-graders throughout Fresno County on Friday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Presenters, sponsors and volunteers are needed for this year’s event.
Second annual Fresno Food Expo directs buyers to San Joaquin Valley
The Fresno Food Expo is a unique regional food show that is focused on bringing buyers from the local, regional and national retail chains, foodservice distributors, local and California-based restaurants and chefs, large government agencies and hospitality venues to Fresno to discover the wide array of food producers located in the San Joaquin Valley. The buyers will discover more than 105 exhibitors ranging from food producers, manufacturers, growers, winemakers to brewers headquartered in the San Joaquin Valley.
Energy Commission plugs in energy efficiency rules for battery-charged appliances
The California Energy Commission today approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices.
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Applications are currently being accepted for the 2012 CalAgX training program for the California Specialty Crops program.
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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Notice of Funding Availability for California Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
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Blueprint for Stronger Service
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