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Monthly Archives: March 2013

California Ag Day set for March 20 at State Capitol

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs
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News Release – California to Host Two Listening Sessions on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Proposed Fresh Produce and Preventative Control Rules

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-007 The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be hosting two listening sessions on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Proposed Fresh Produce and Preventive Control Rules. The Proposed Fresh Produce Rule will … Continue reading →

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Growing California video series – Love on the Vine

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is Love on the Vine, a story about a family that started as farmworkers and now owns and operates a Napa Valley winery.

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Ag Day’s lessons taught year-round at San Jose garden

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

California Ag Day, our annual celebration of food and farming, is coming up soon, scheduled for March 20 at the State Capitol. While Ag Day is a great opportunity to share our story with the State Legislature and other parts of … Continue reading →

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Fresno Food Expo showcases Valley products – from the Fresno Bee

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/03/05/3200415/fresno-food-expo-showcases-new.html A fiery but flavorful peanut hot sauce, raspberry-flavored sangria and finger-shaped limes are among the more than 50 new products being showcased at this year’s Fresno Food Expo. The Expo will be held March 14 at the Fresno Convention … Continue reading →

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“Speed Dating” for Ag buyers and sellers in North State – from the Marysville Appeal-Democrat

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/news/sessions-123723-yuba-dating.html Hollywood helped inspire the Marysville event that brought agricultural buyers and sellers together Monday at Yuba-Sutter Ag Speed Dating for what was termed “cross pollination.” That is what happens when pollen from a different plant is delivered to a … Continue reading →

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Growing California video series – Citrus Scourge

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

The latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is Citrus Scourge, a story about the Asian citrus psyllid, the disease it spreads, huanglongbing, or citrus greening, and CDFA’s response to the threat.

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National Weights and Measures Week Marks 100 Years of State of California Oversight

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards

  “Weights & Measures may be ranked among the necessaries of life to every individual of human society.”  -John Quincy Adams, sixth US president. In celebrating National Weights and Measures Week (March 1-7), we are recognizing a U.S. system of weights and … Continue reading →

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From the USDA – Deadline Extended for Census of Agriculture

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2013/02_06_2013.php Farmers and ranchers across the country are heeding the call to have their voices heard and their farms represented in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. With 1.4 million Census forms returned, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is thanking … Continue reading →

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News Release – State Board of Food and Ag to Focus on Food Waste at Upcoming Meeting

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Office of Public Affairs

http://cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-006 The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss the issue of food waste at its upcoming meeting on March 5th in Sacramento. The meeting is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department of … Continue reading →

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