JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Seventeen Missouri 4-H clubs have been awarded 4-H Feeding Missouri grants through the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation. This is the second year the Foundation has provided grants for Missouri 4-H clubs to fund local food security efforts. “The grants distributed last year had an exponential impact in the lives of kids […]

WEST ORANGE, N.J. – New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher and USDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Administrator Dr. Patty Bennett were among those today who honored Programs for Parents in Essex County for its Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) with a visit to the organization’s office in West Orange. Programs for Parents […]

STOCKTON, Mo. — “As winter approaches, proper cattle feeding and feeding area management is important to animal health and performance,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Below, he discusses winter cattle feeding and feeding area management strategies for a successful feeding season. “Help your pastures by moving hay feeding locations frequently to help […]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Extension’s Better Kid Care program, which provides professional development opportunities for those who care for children and youth, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its On Demand distance learning system. “No matter what their role, adults who spend time working with young children are important,” said Christine Anthony, program coordinator for Better Kid […]

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher and USDA Mid-Atlantic Regional Office Administrator Dr. Patty Bennett were among those who today commemorated Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week with a virtual visit to the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., Alpha Chapter in Jersey City. The Phi Delta […]