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BY KAREN ROSS AND TAMMY ANDERSON-WISE It’s morning at Fairbanks Elementary School in Twin Rivers Unified School District, and children are being served a healthy breakfast of fresh fruit, waffles, yogurt and milk. For some kids, eating breakfast at school … Continue reading →

The State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources will hold a series of informational meetings at the dates below to discuss implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and to answer questions from the public: … Continue reading →

By Kyle Kim and Thomas Suh Lauder  It doesn’t take much to understand why California is so worried about drought. Reservoirs are ever-dwindling. Rainfall is sporadic at best. It’s so bad, Governor Jerry Brown imposed mandatory water restrictions throughout the state. … Continue reading →

The California Dog Teams, CDFA’s squad of pest-detection dogs and their handlers, have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years sniffing-out invasive species at parcel delivery facilities and airfreight terminals throughout the state. The latest find of note … Continue reading →

On October 5th and 6th, 2015, UC Davis’ World Food Center will address the growing demands on water systems for agriculture. A panel of international experts and thought leaders will bring new solutions to the table. Their goal is to … Continue reading →

The Sand County Foundation, the California Farm Bureau Federation and Sustainable Conservation are proud to announce the 2015 finalists for the prestigious California Leopold Conservation Award®, which honors private landowner achievement in voluntary stewardship and management of natural resources.   … Continue reading →

Eastern Sierra Tri-County Fair 9/3/2015 to 9/6/2015 Bishop, CA Gold Country Fair 9/10/2015 to 9/13/2015 Auburn, CA Inter-Mountain Fair of Shasta 9/3/2015 to 9/7/2015 McArthur, CA Kern County Fair 9/23/2015 to 10/4/2015 Bakersfield, CA Lake County Fair 9/3/2015 to 9/6/2015 … Continue reading →

For the past three years, kids have eaten healthier breakfasts, lunches and snacks at school thanks to the bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which made the first meaningful improvements to the nutrition of foods and beverages served in cafeterias and … Continue reading →

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Nature’s Candy.”

By John Holland At last check, 75 percent of grape growers in California used drip or other low-volume irrigation methods. The rate was 71 percent for almonds and 63 percent for canning tomatoes. Dairy feed crops? Not so much. The … Continue reading →