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Precision Ag News 3/14

Agwired

Department of Agriculture (USDA) honored the second annual National Biobased Products Day on March 8, a celebration to raise public awareness of biobased products, their benefits and their contributions to the U.S. economy and rural communities. The future availability of irrigation water for California growers has never been less certain.

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Ecological Pest Management Field Technician – Sacramento

Caff

As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. Currently our programming is focused in four areas: Farm to Market, Policy & Advocacy, Farmer Services, and Ecological Farming.

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BIFS Field Day: Cover Cropping and Livestock Grazing for Regenerative Viticulture

Caff

On December 5th, the Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) held a field day at the LangeTwins Family Winery & Vineyard in Acampo, CA. The surprisingly warm weather attracted a large crowd eager to discuss cover cropping and integrated sheep grazing. You may have to network with some other farmers and figure it out.

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New School Meal Standards Could Put More Local Food on Students’ Lunch Trays

Civil Eats

Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized long-anticipated changes to the nutrition standards that regulate school meals. From the start of the Biden administration, Vilsack announced a priority on nutrition security and building regional markets for farmers, and farm-to-school efforts happened to sit right at the nexus. We’re.

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