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Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect California’s Plants, Animals and Unique Biodiversity

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

  Just days before the world comes to San Francisco to collaborate on ways to protect the environment, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has signed an executive order to safeguard California’s unique plants, animals and ecosystems which are threatened by … Continue reading →

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Considering the Global Climate Action Summit and its connection to the year 2020, an urgent milestone for the planet – from BrinkNews.com

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – CDFA and its secretary, Karen Ross, will be participants at next week’s Global Climate Action Summit, where a number of key sustainability issues across multiple sectors will be addressed. Part of the agency’s involvement is hosting partner events … Continue reading →

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Video – CDFA’s plant and pest scientists at work

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

At CDFA’s Plant Pest Diagnostics lab in South Sacramento, scientists work long hours identifying invasive species–pests and diseases–that threaten California’s environment and food supply. Examples of these would be exotic fruit flies as well as the Asian citrus psyllid and … Continue reading →

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UC Davis has encouraging early research findings on cows, seaweed and methane – from the Associated Press via OCRegister.com

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Terrence Chea University of California researchers are feeding seaweed to dairy cows in an attempt to make cattle more climate-friendly. UC Davis is studying whether adding small amounts of seaweed to cattle feed can help reduce their emissions of … Continue reading →

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Meet the new apple boss: Gala – from The New York Times

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Niraj Chokshi, The New York Times After more than a half-century as America’s most-grown apple, the Red Delicious is on track to be ousted this year by a sweet, juicy, young upstart: the Gala. That’s according to the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Summer interns contribute to key projects at CDFA

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

In a few short weeks, CDFA will host the Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture forum which will bring together farmers and ranchers, international partners and climate stakeholders to discuss the important role agriculture plays in climate discussions. This event, part … Continue reading →

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CDFA to help prevent spread of invasive mussels over holiday weekend

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

California agencies combatting the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Labor Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Europe and Asia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, … Continue reading →

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Oldest known cheese found in Egyptian tomb – from Smithsonian

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Katherine J. Wu Last month, archaeologists cracked open a tomb excavated in Alexandria, Egypt, revealing three skeletons bathing in an crimson pool of sludgy sewage. In response, tens of thousands around the world immediately petitioned for the right to sip from the freshly uncorked … Continue reading →

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Virulent Newcastle Disease response by the numbers

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

The Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) project in Southern California is now in its fourth month. The disease has been detected at a total of 117 properties in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura Counties. Key numbers as of August … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen Fuel Testing: Secretary Ross at CDFA’s Measurement Standards office in Anaheim

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross is in Southern California today to check in on the department’s various projects, including a visit to the Anaheim office of CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards where staff conducts hydrogen fuel testing to detect contaminants like … Continue reading →

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