Author Archives: Office of Public Affairs

http://beta.cerescourier.com/section/11/article/1166/ Despite being the breadbasket of America, many residents in the Central Valley remain hungry in what is a very ironic and unfortunate truth. An estimated 67,000 of the area’s residents in the Valley go hungry every day. Last week, … Continue reading →

Cover Crops and Conservation is one of a series of videos on conservation from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The series is called, “There’s a Plan for That.”

http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20130817/BUSINESS/308170022/Tons-ag-plastic-get-new-life?nclick_check=1 An agricultural plastics recycling center that will easily dwarf the Salinas Wal-Mart in size is slated to begin operations this fall in the Firestone Business Park, eventually employing up to 500 workers. The deal, brokered by Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate … Continue reading →

A group of graduate students in urban planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs has created the first comprehensive picture of urban agriculture in Los Angeles County. While farming has long been the domain of rural landscapes, increasing … Continue reading →

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-023 A quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly has been declared in the Anaheim area of Orange County and in the Artesia/Cerritos area of Los Angeles County. Multiple adult flies and larvae have been detected on properties in the quarantine zone. Additional information, … Continue reading →

Native California sturgeon provide an essential element to the aquaponic process Jon Parr and Drew Hopkins are creating in Watsonville. The sturgeon will also be sold to fish markets and restaurants as they grow. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel) ( Shmuel Thaler ) … Continue reading →

http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2013/07/fascinating-jobs-in-the-state-of-california-seed-botanist.html                             This is the second installment in our (Sacramento Bee) series on California state employees whose jobs don’t immediately come to mind when you think of government … Continue reading →

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-021 The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will address the issue of hunger in the San Joaquin Valley at its upcoming meeting on August 6th in Fresno. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. … Continue reading →

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-022 A portion of Tulare County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of psyllids at three locations in the Porterville area. The quarantine zone measures 178 square miles, bordered on the north … Continue reading →

One of the programs at the just-completed California State Fair was a youth media project, which provided young people with an opportunity to work under the mentorship of video professionals. Together, they promoted the State Fair through a series of … Continue reading →