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Farm2Fan video – Kiwifruit

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

From California Grown’s “Farm2Fan” video series.

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CDFA helps nail down lumber standards – from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Before you line up at the cash register in a building-materials store, you might want to ask yourself: Is that 8-foot, 2×4 board you’re about to buy actually 8 feet long and really 1.5 inches thick by 3.5 inches wide?* State and local inspectors … Continue reading →

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State Agencies to Host Groundwater Recharge Forum on November 8th in Sacramento

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in collaboration with California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and other state entities, are hosting a Public Forum on Managed Groundwater Recharge to Support Sustainable Water Management. This all-day event will be … Continue reading →

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122 tons of food – California Ag comes through during Farm to Food Bank Month

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

California agriculture joined together in September to raise donations for the state’s annual Farm to Food Bank Month. More than 245-thousand pounds of food–in excess of 122 tons–were donated to the California Association of Food Bank’s Farm to Family Program for … Continue reading →

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How To Cool Your Cow: Researchers Test New Methods To Protect Cows From Heat – from Capital Public Radio

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

By Sally Schilling During California heat waves, dairy farms use a lot water and energy to keep their cows cool. UC Davis researchers are trying out new techniques that use less resources. Over in the UC Davis dairy barn, scientists … Continue reading →

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CDFA teams-up with California Conservation Corps on Mediterranean fruit fly project in LA

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

An ongoing Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine in the Sun Valley section of Los Angeles is requiring fruit removal in the central zone of infestation, an area with more than 1,200 properties. CDFA has turned to the California Conservation Corps (CCC) … Continue reading →

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Potential La Niña conditions may signal dry California winter – from Discover Magazine

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

This animation shows how temperatures at the surface and subsurface of the tropical Pacific ocean departed from average over five-day periods starting in early August 2017. The vertical axis shows the depth below the surface in meters. The cross-section is … Continue reading →

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Parcel inspection dog “Cosmo” sniffs out Citrus Canker, keeps it out of California

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Learn more about the California Dog Teams.

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Secretary Ross welcomes delegation from Mexico, stresses importance of ag in achieving climate change goals

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

California Department of Food And Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross addressed a delegation of Cochran fellows from the United Mexican States this morning at CDFA headquarters in Sacramento. Ross spoke on the importance of bolstering the relationship between Mexico and California … Continue reading →

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Arrrrr – Pirates may be responsible for U.S. rejection of the metric system – from the New York Post

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

By Lauren Tousignant The United States could be using the metric system — the universal system of measurement that every industrialized nation uses except the U.S. — if it wasn’t for a bunch of pirates 224 years ago. French philosophers … Continue reading →

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