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CDFA joins federal and state partners to form On-Farm Compost Work Group

A US Environmental Protection Agency News Release SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – Today, in Santa Ynez, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with federal and state agencies and leaders from the region’s agriculture and food production industries to make progress … Continue reading

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USDA to gauge financial well-being of California farmers and ranchers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across California, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2019 Agricultural Resource Management … Continue reading

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Governor Newsom: California must get past differences on water – Op-ed for CalMatters

By Governor Gavin Newsom Water is the lifeblood of our state. It sustains communities, wildlife and our economy—all of which make California the envy of the world. Reliably securing this vital and limited resource into the future remains a challenge, … Continue reading

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Can oak trees help cure citrus disease? From the University of Florida

Wise old oak trees may hold an extract that citrus growers can use to protect their fruit trees from the deadliest citrus crop disease the world has known. The plant disease is called huanglongbing, or HLB, also known as citrus … Continue reading

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FFA student visits CDFA for a day of “job shadowing”

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Young California ranchers find new ways to raise livestock and improve land – from The Conversation

By Kate Munden-Dixon and Leslie Roche As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attempting to lessen these effects and reduce the state’s carbon emissions. They are ranchers … Continue reading

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Video – Carrots on Super Bowl snack trays may be from Fresno County farm – from the Fresno Bee

Note – Featured farmer Don Cameron is president of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. There may be a slight delay before the video begins.

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CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program at walnut farm

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State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones honored by US Poultry and Egg Association

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Almond orchards buzz with activity before pollination – from Ag Alert

By Christine Souza During the next few weeks, beekeepers will finish moving some 2.5 million honeybee colonies into California orchards to pollinate the state’s 1.2 million bearing acres of almond trees. “We’re working really hard to supply a good supply … Continue reading

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