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Weights and Measures Week March 1-7 celebrates fairness in the marketplace

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Each year, Weights and Measures Week is observed March 1-7 in the U.S., commemorating the signing of the first weights and measures law and celebrating the weights and measures inspectors who protect consumers and provide a level playing field for … Continue reading →

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This Robotic Wheelbarrow Will Follow Farmworkers As They Pick Berries – from Fast Company

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

An automated helper is designed to be a helpful companion to farm workers, so they don’t have to carry the produce they pick. By Adele Peters When farmworkers harvest table grapes in California’s Central Valley in 109-degree August weather, part … Continue reading →

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CDFA in Fresno for “Growing Together, Black Farmers with Urban Farmers Conference”

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA staff took part in the Growing Together, Black Farmers with Urban Farmers Conference in Fresno on February 28, speaking with farmers and other conference attendees about how CDFA resources can help them improve water efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet … Continue reading →

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Ag Plan strives to preserve Silicon Valley’s farming heritage – from the San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Sam Whiting For four generations Chris Borello’s family has been farming cherries in the Santa Clara Valley, hopscotching their orchards south as developers bought out their land for housing. So it was no surprise when a white van came … Continue reading →

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Bakersfield dairy farmers embrace climate smart technology

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

For second generation dairy farmer Felix Echeverria, dairy farming is a family affair. His father, an immigrant from Spain’s Basque country, began milking cows in Southern California in the early 1950’s. Since then, Mr. Echeverria and his brother Johnny, have … Continue reading →

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California-grown coffee generating a buzz – from NPR

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Jodi Helmer In most coffee shops, you can choose a cup of joe brewed with beans from countries like Ethiopia, Colombia, Costa Rica and Yemen. Now, a new crop of coffee growers is working to get coffee brewed from … Continue reading →

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Nine ways millennials are changing the way we eat – from the Washington Post

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Cara Rosenbloom If you’ve noticed a positive change in food trends over the last 10 years, thank a millennial. Loosely defined as people born from the early 1980s until about 2004, millennials are the largest U.S. age demographic, and … Continue reading →

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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross meets with Canadian Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Today, Secretary Ross met with Minister Lawrence MacAulay,  Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, reaffirming the strong and collaborative trade relationship between the two governments. Canada is California’s second largest export destination for agriculture products, valued at more than $3.4 billion. … Continue reading →

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Beginning Farmer Training Program moves forward – from AgNetWest

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – This beginning farmer training program received funding from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. A recently developed beginning farmer training program has officially been approved by the California State Division of Apprenticeship Standards.  The California Farm Academy Beginning … Continue reading →

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Citrus Biological Control Task Force wins integrated pest management award

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

From a California Department of Pesticide Regulation news release The California Citrus Research Board (CRB) has received an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Award for its work in establishing biological controls for the Asian citrus psyllid. The awards, bestowed annually … Continue reading →

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