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California Grants to Support Sustainable Pest Control Projects

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced that it is awarding $3 million for three projects through the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) grant program. The projects funded this year focus on a range of practices aimed at reducing reliance on pesticides.

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Ecological Pest Management Field Technician – Sacramento

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As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. We commit to advancing racial, gender, and environmental justice in our larger systems, as well as in our own workplace.

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

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That’s part of what Project Terra is about; it’s highlighting all of these ideas and initiatives that are going to take us further on that sustainability spectrum. ” -Kendra Altnow Project Terra is their collection of initiatives that demonstrate and communicate the positive impact of regenerative agriculture using systems approach principles.

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

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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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Precision Ag News 3/14

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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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