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Healthy Soils: CDFA hosts Chinese delegation

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA recently hosted a Chinese delegation visiting to learn more about the department’s Healthy Soils Program. The delegation was comprised of directors and agronomists from China’s agricultural extension services, similar to the University of California Cooperative Extension service. The delegation was … Continue reading →

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Excellence in Public Service: Bob Wynn, Statewide Coordinator for CDFA’s Pierce’s Disease Control Program since its inception in 2000, leaves state service

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Bob Wynn was appointed Statewide Coordinator for the newly created Pierce’s Disease Control Program in December 2000 – but his professional path to that position began 25 years before when he followed in the footsteps of his father, Robert Wynn, … Continue reading →

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Tulare County third-grader grows prize-winning giant cabbage

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs
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Organic price premiums dip as demand grows, choices multiply – from Associated Press

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Dee Ann Durbin U.S. shoppers are still paying more for organic food, but the price premium is falling as organic options multiply. Last year, organic food and beverages cost an average of 24 cents more per unit than conventional … Continue reading →

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Wine Institute donates archive to UC Davis

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Jessica Nusbaum and Julia Ann Easley, UC Davis Airline menus boasting California wines, vineyard growing histories and even a movie screenplay set during Prohibition are among the latest additions to the wine collections of the library at the University … Continue reading →

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CDFA through history – your choice of starting points

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate the milestone.     The California Department of Food and … Continue reading →

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USDA confirms Virulent Newcastle Disease in Utah

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in Utah County, Utah. This is the first case of virulent … Continue reading →

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Introducing cartoon stickers to encourage children to eat their fruits and vegetables – from the Napa Valley Register

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Cynthia Sweeney CALISTOGA — Contrary to what parents have been telling their children for eons, Linda York wants children to start playing with their food. Their fruits and vegetables, anyway. A former documentary filmmaker from San Diego, York lives … Continue reading →

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Virulent Newcastle Disease update: State Veterinarian calls for cancellation of poultry exhibitions

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

A letter to California poultry exhibitors from State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones:  Dear Poultry Exhibition Organizers and Managers: Since May 2018, an outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease (VND) has had a devastating impact on backyard bird populations in four Southern … Continue reading →

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Grant funding available for renewable energy in agriculture

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

The California Energy Commission has released a grant funding opportunity for eligible renewable energy projects installed on agricultural operations. Awarded grants can range from $25,000 to $350,000. Applications will be accepted until March 5, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. The application … Continue reading →

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