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Score a food safety touchdown at your Super Bowl XLVI party

As both the New England Patriots and New York Giants know, you win with defense. When it comes to planning a Super Bowl XLVI party, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants football fans to know how to play defense against potential foodborne illness.

 

“Great food, large groups of friends and cheering on your team are what make Super Bowl parties so much fun,” said USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen. “We want to give hosts a few easy tactics to reduce the chances that their guests will develop foodborne illness amidst all the excitement at their Super Bowl parties.” 

 

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Ag Leadership Program seeks applicants for Class 43

Applications are now being accepted for Class 43 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program (CALP). Growers, farmers, ranchers and individuals working in allied businesses and organizations are encouraged to apply.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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