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A Corona man hauling seven-thousand pounds of used beverage containers from Arizona was stopped by personnel at CDFA’s Blythe Border Protection Station (I-10) and now faces potential felony charges of fraud, attempted grand theft, and conspiracy. CDFA and CalRecycle partner … Continue reading →

  By Patrick Edgell Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded to an unusual call on Saturday when 911 calls began coming in about a cow trying to climb out of the trunk of a Honda Civic on the shoulder … Continue reading →

“Groundwater: Act Locally, Think Sustainably” By Lori Pottinger The complex challenges that the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act aims to resolve don’t lend themselves to quick fixes. With the deadline for the first major step—forming “groundwater sustainability agencies” in affected … Continue reading →

Among the celebrations occurring in March each year are Girl Scout Week, National Cheerleading Week, and National Button Week.  Here at the Department of Food and Agriculture we celebrate Ag Day (March 22,2017 ), and our Division of Measurement Standards … Continue reading →

Note – This has also appeared in the Visalia Times-Delta and the Tulare Advance-Register newspapers.  By Karen Ross, CDFA Secretary; Craig McNamara, President of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture; and Sue Sigler, Executive Director, California Association of … Continue reading →

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross received the “Climate and Agriculture Leadership Award” yesterday from CalCAN,  the California Climate and Action Network. Secretary Ross was recognized for a commitment throughout her career to climate adaptation practices, including a series of environmental farming programs at … Continue reading →

This month the Planting Seeds blog is featuring stories on food security, nutrition, and efforts to reduce food waste. CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork is committed to helping all Californians access healthy and nutritious California-grown food by connecting consumers, school districts, … Continue reading →

Mankind’s future ability to feed itself is in jeopardy due to intensifying pressures on natural resources, mounting inequality, and the fallout from a changing climate, warns a new FAO report. Though very real and significant progress in reducing global hunger … Continue reading →

By Sean Nealon A team of scientists, led by a group at the University of California, Riverside, has received a five-year, $5.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fight a disease that is devastating the citrus industry. The … Continue reading →