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By Caron Golden On Saturday, June 8, chefs, farmers and community members will gather at Encinitas’ Farm Lab for its first “Green Feast.” It’s to be a celebratory meal to raise funds for this unique agricultural laboratory that educates local … Continue reading →

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone. Today we continue with the Centennial Reflections … Continue reading →

By CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt California dairy and livestock operations play a significant role in mitigating and preventing climate change and are doing their part to champion sustainable practices. In 2016, SB 1383 (Lara) established a statewide goal of … Continue reading →

California residents are being urged to avoid transporting citrus fruit during the upcoming summer travel season due to the highest-ever threat of a deadly citrus tree disease called Huanglongbing (HLB). HLB is spread by a tiny insect, the Asian citrus … Continue reading →

By Emily Hamann A Davis company is buzzing after winning big at University of California Davis’ annual innovation and business competition. BioMilitus, which studies the use of insects in reducing agricultural waste and creating animal feed, took home a total … Continue reading →

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone. Today we continue with the Centennial Reflections … Continue reading →

By Chris Koger The California Dried Plum Board is once again embracing “prunes,” 19 years after changing its name and the way the dried fruit was marketed. Once again called the California Prune Board, the marketing order that promotes the fruit has … Continue reading →

California Department of Fish and Wildlife News Release California agencies combating the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to … Continue reading →

California growers are frustrated by an unusually wet spring that has delayed the planting of some crops like rice and damaged others including strawberries and wine grapes. The state’s wet conditions come as much of the West is experiencing weird … Continue reading →