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Video – A look back at Ag Day

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Photo highlights from #CalAgDay 2017

Special thanks to Bob Laliberte and Robbie Chessey for their help with the photography this year.

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Ag Day underway

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Ag Day today – rain or shine!

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A Farm Bill for our families

CDFA is in the midst of preparing California’s recommendations for the 2018 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is renewed every five years and serves as the policy guideline for food and farming in the United States. The legislation touches all … Continue reading

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Video – Parasitic wasps released in Asian citrus psyllid project in Santa Clara County

CDFA has initated the release of tiny parasitic stingless wasps in Santa Clara County as part of the Asian citrus psyllid project there. The wasps, called tamarixia radiata, control psyllid populations by parasitizing their egg masses. Once a population of … Continue reading

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Ag Day in a week!

Please join us next Wednesday, March 22, for Ag Day on the west steps of the California State Capitol. The festivities will be open to the public from 11:30 am to 1: 30 pm. Ag Day is the state’s annual … Continue reading

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Introducing the California Climate Investments web site – putting Cap-and-Trade dollars to work

California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to … Continue reading

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A Farm Bill for our future

CDFA is in the midst of preparing California’s recommendations for the 2018 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill is renewed every five years and serves as the policy guideline for food and farming in the United States. The legislation touches all … Continue reading

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California’s Final Grape Crush Report Released

The 2016 grape crush totaled 4,227,110 tons, up 9.3 percent from the 2015 crush of 3,868,459 tons.  Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,278,593 tons, up 11.6 percent from 2015.  The 2016 white … Continue reading

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