Author Archives: Office of Public Affairs

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-020&print=yes SACRAMENTO, July 30, 2013, The California Department of Food and Agriculture has extended the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program for an additional four years. The extension came after several public hearings and a comment period that indicated … Continue reading →

http://www.modbee.com/2013/07/26/2829199/local-ag-has-room-to-grow-chief.html The state’s top ag official talked over lunch this week with the Modesto Rotary Club. Her topic: the importance of lunch — not to mention breakfast and dinner — to the health of people around the world. Karen Ross, … Continue reading →

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2013/07/california_ grows_all_of_our_fruits_and_vegetables_what_would_we_eat_without.html By Brian Palmer California produces a sizable majority of many American fruits, vegetables, and nuts, including 99 percent of artichokes. Photo by Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters   Food scientists at Cornell University have produced a strain of broccoli that … Continue reading →

On The Today Show this morning (July 25), NBC News correspondent Jane Pauley reported on the Giacomini sisters of Marin County, who have returned to the family dairy farm in Point Reyes and are emerging as a leading producer of … Continue reading →

Several years ago, the late public television personality Huell Howser produced a series of reports called California’s Golden Fairs. One of the segments featured the Amador County Fair in Plymouth, which begins its four-day run tomorrow. California’s Golden Fairs #101 … Continue reading →

External video – no longer available

“Managing for Wildlife Habitat on Rangeland” 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.”

  Join Poppy at the California State Fair! Visit the fair’s web site for more information.

  http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/09/4335760/the-aging-american-farmer-who.html The American farmer is graying in the center. According to the U.S. census, the average age of the U.S. farmer is 57, and the fastest growing age group is those over age 65. That demographic shift puts the … Continue reading →