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CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester manure management practices on California dairy and livestock operations, which will result in reduced emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG) 25 times more potent than … Continue reading →

By Lori Pottinger The San Joaquin Valley has begun to grapple with implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Figuring out the math of balancing water supply and demand in ways that cause the least economic harm to farmers and … Continue reading →

Welcome to Ag Day 2021! California’s theme this year is Celebrating Resilience. In this video, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross chats with five young Ag leaders about resilience as well as exciting future prospects in agriculture. We are observing Ag Day … Continue reading →

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION   On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the unique and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards have contributed to our Nation’s past and present. America’s … Continue reading →

The annual Ag Week is underway in California and the US, with Ag Day 21 occurring tomorrow. In recognition of the week, CDFA secretary Karen Ross joined the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom to virtually welcome more than … Continue reading →

Read the report here Click on this link to learn more about the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

From the North Bay Business Journal A cooperative effort involving Sonoma County Winegrowers, Sonoma County Vintners, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, local community health centers including the West County Health Center, the Sonoma Valley Health Center, the Alliance Medical Center, Alexander Valley Health … Continue reading →

Join California Women for Agriculture, the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and CDFA in virtually celebrating Ag Day on March 23, 2021. Our theme this year is “Celebrating Resilience” in recognition of Ag’s enduring ability to adapt to change, … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Policy Center; and Catlin Chappelle, associate director of the PPIC Water Policy Center We’re facing another very dry year, which follows one of the driest on record … Continue reading →