Imperial Valley News Center
CGIAR Platform for Big Data in Agriculture: Leveraging New Tools for Gender Equality
- Details
- Written by Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
Washington, DC - March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the economic, social, cultural, political, and agricultural achievements of women all around the world. This year’s theme is #PressforProgress, a call to women everywhere to unite against gender inequality.
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Arbor Day
- Details
- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 7, 2018 as Arbor Day in the State of California.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- Details
- Written by DHS
Washington, DC - Acting Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals:
Saying farewell to a friend of agriculture Ton Akkerman
- Details
- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento, California - One person can make a difference and sometimes we don’t have the time to say goodbye. It is with great sadness we say goodbye to our dear colleague and friend from the Netherlands, Mr. Ton Akkerman who passed away suddenly last month.
United States-Armenia Hague Convention on International Child Abduction
- Details
- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - On March 1, the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction entered into force between the United States and Armenia. The United States now has 77 partners under the Convention.
Free Software Can Help Spot New Forms of Fentanyl and Other Illegal Drugs
- Details
- Written by Rich Press
Washington, DC - Fentanyl, the synthetic drug that is driving a nationwide overdose epidemic, is not only a killer. It’s also a shape shifter. Illicit chemists are constantly cooking up new forms of fentanyl, each with a slightly different chemical structure, stymieing law enforcement and putting users at greater risk.
Page 1535 of 3785