Posts Tagged ‘week’

Grape moth threatens Napa Valley growing method – San Jose Mercury News

Posted by on March 11th, 2010 with 0 Comments

FRESNO, Calif.—When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley—the nation’s premier grape-growing region—it threatened more than the grapes themselves. The spraying of pesticides needed to control the European …

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Making it simple. – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted by on March 11th, 2010 with 0 Comments

In the New York Times this week, it was reported that Nestlé was one of 17 companies that received letters of warning from the FDA about misleading food labeling. (See article here .) It’s tiring isn’t it? Trying to keep up with who’s doing …

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Family Meals Matter: Kid-friendly cuisine – Raleigh News & Observer

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Whether you’re a kid or just a kid at heart, this week’s Family Meals Matter is dedicated to you.

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Federal regulators launch probe of big agriculture – The Sun News

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

ST. LOUIS — Some Obama administration officials have made clear their unease with the increasing control a handful of corporations have over the nation’s food supply, and this week in Iowa they could show whether they are serious about changing the …

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Nutrition from the ground up – York News-Times

Posted by on March 8th, 2010 with 0 Comments

(Editors note: The following tips and information are this week’s installment in the series of articles from Four Corners Public Health to encourage and support the York County Health Challenge.) YORK — We may have heard these instructions while …

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Overnight News Digest: Science Saturday (Academy Awards 2010 edition) – DAILY KOS

Posted by on March 7th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew informs and entertains you with this week’s news about science, space, and the environment. This week’s featured story comes from Science News.

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Oregon dispute over sugar beets – San Francisco Chronicle

Posted by on March 7th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Organic farmers fear that this year’s spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week to halt the plantings nationwide …

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MOORE TO LIFE: How to party like a pro – KING-5

Posted by on March 7th, 2010 with 0 Comments

This week on Moore to Life , I will show you how to Party Like a Pro.

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What a 21st Century Education Means to You – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

Posted by on March 6th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Earlier this week the White House posed a question on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as part of the “Education in Focus” feature on WhiteHouse.gov. We asked “ What Does a 21st Century education mean to you? ”and you had some really …

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Come on, Stockton, let’s ditch the Most Obese City title – Record

Posted by on March 5th, 2010 with 0 Comments

Those national rankings folks, working overtime to torment Stockton, this week released a list of America’s Most Obese Cities. You guessed it: Stockton is America’s Most Obese City.

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