Farm to School Day is Oct. 18 in Watsonville

Learn how to get more fresh local produce on school menus and teach children about local agriculture at Farm to School Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Crystal Bay Farm, 70 Zils Road, Watsonville.

Community Alliance with Family Farmers and partners are offering workshops for adults and farm-and-food activities for children. Cost is $10 for adults; children admitted free. Lunch is included. All those planning to attend are asked to reserve tickets.

Information and tickets: (831) 761-8507; ildi@caff.org or www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/43352.

Bovine tuberculosis state status reclassified

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reclassifying California's status to modified accredited advanced for bovine tuberculosis.

Bovine tuberculosis does not threaten the quality and safety of milk and meat products produced in California.

Because of the APHIS action, breeding cattle or bison leaving California will require a negative tuberculin test before they move.

Spayed heifers and steers, cattle from TB-accredited free herds, cattle moving to packing plants, cattle or bison less than 6 months of age, and intact heifers moving directly to a

feedlot can move to most states without testing.

Wine Corkboard coming to OfficeMax this year

TerraCycle Inc. is introducing the Wine Corkboard, made from used wine bottle corks. Its 16-by-16-inch Wine Corkboard is available in OfficeMax this fall. TerraCycle uses corks collected by its nationwide "Cork Brigade." The corkboard is assembled in the United States using corks collected by the Cork Brigade.

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