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CDFA and the USDA are continuing their joint project to eradicate a recent outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease (VND) in Southern California. Detections have occurred at a small number of properties in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The project … Continue reading →

From the Sacramento Bee By CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and California State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus  When we read about drinking water problems like those in Flint, Mich., it’s easy to think that would never happen here. But … Continue reading →

Bird owners in Southern California are responding to outreach provided over the past several days related to virulent Newcastle disease (VND), and have started reporting sick birds. VND has now been confirmed in a number of flocks of backyard birds … Continue reading →

California agencies combatting the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Memorial Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Eurasia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water … Continue reading →

By Frank Lopez A new study commissioned by the Citrus Research Board (CRB) values the total economic impact of California’s citrus industry at $7.117 billion. Bruce Babcock, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of … Continue reading →

By Nathanael Johnson EXCERPTED Chris Sayer pushed his way through avocado branches and grasped a denuded limb. It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. In February, the temperature had dropped below freezing for three … Continue reading →

As CDFA continues its work with federal and local partners and poultry owners to respond to a recent detection of virulent Newcastle disease in Los Angeles County, it offers these reminders to bird owners in California and elsewhere.  

Just 5 percent of California farmers use cover cropping, but that’s likely to increase as researchers work to quantify the amount of water that can be saved by the practice and its benefit for river ecosystems. By Jane Braxton Little, … Continue reading →

This research project is directed at understanding influences and grower decisions about the adoption of improved nitrogen management practices. Issue Nitrogen best management practices (BMPs), such as applying fertilizers at the right time, right rate, right place and in the … Continue reading →