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- Helping for the Holidays — CDFA staff volunteer at Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
- Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship — CDFA efforts continue to moderate antibiotics in animal care
- Healthy Soils Week — Farm Tour in Yolo County for State Legislative Staff and Stakeholders
- Video — Secretary Ross kicks off Healthy Soils Week
- New members join California State Board of Food and Agriculture
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- 2024 FREP/WPH Nutrient Management Conference Recap | FREP on CDFA Secretary Karen Ross welcomes FREP Conference attendees
- California Cattleman Weekly, November 18, 2024 – California Cattlemen's Association on California Agricultural Neighbors report highlights next steps for building proactive food safety culture in Salinas Valley
- Conrad Phillip Kimes on California supplies a quarter of the world’s sunflower seeds – from Capital Press
- These farm country voters wish presidential candidates paid them more attention - Brightgram on Nine California Counties Make Top-10 List for Ag Sales in the U.S.
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California Welcomes New Zealand Prime Minister to Highlight Partnerships on Climate and Energy
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joins Governor Newsom to highlight partnerships on climate, energy and more CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined Governor Newsom and Cabinet colleagues last week in welcoming New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in San Francisco. New Zealand … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Climate Smart Agriculture, Trade
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Secretary Ross meets with US Trade Representative’s chief agricultural negotiator
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross met today in Sacramento with the US Trade Representative’s chief agricultural negotiator, Doug McKalip. The discussion centered on international trade opportunities for California’s farmers and ranchers. California is the nation’s leading agricultural exporter, with more than … Continue reading
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross discusses climate smart, resilient and regenerative food systems with New Zealand’s Minister of Agriculture
On Tuesday, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and State Board of Food and Agriculture President Don Cameron met with New Zealand Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor to discuss a variety of agricultural issues related to climate and trade. The meeting also … Continue reading
USDA announcement for Commodity Container Assistance Program includes Port of Oakland
From a USDA news release USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for the Commodity Container Assistance Program (CCAP), which currently includes a partnership with the Port of Oakland and the … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Specialty Crops, Trade, Uncategorized
Tagged Ag exports, agriculture, exports, shipping, USDA
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CDFA helps ensure that California cherries meet industry standards and consumer expectations
Did you know that CDFA’s Shipping Point Inspection Program conducts cherry inspections at packing houses to help ensure that California cherries meet state and national standards? Packing houses are hard at work this month to get freshly-picked California cherries to … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Growing California, Specialty Crops, Trade, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, Cherries
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CDFA partners with community colleges to launch export training program
CDFA is partnering with the State Center Community College District and the Fresno Center for International Trade Development to launch an export training program for California food and agriculture companies. This training program, focusing on new-to-export agricultural businesses, will help … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Marketing, Trade
Tagged Export Training, Trade
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Secretary Ross meets with Vietnamese Vice Minister of Agriculture
This afternoon CDFA Secretary Karen Ross met with a Vietnamese Delegation of government and business leaders led by Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This meeting served as an opportunity to strengthen the … Continue reading
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International Flavor at World Ag Expo 2020
More than a dozen countries are represented in this year’s World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The three-day event that runs from February 11 – 13 draws thousands of visitors from all reaches of the state and from throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Agricultural Marketing, Trade
Tagged @CDFAClimateNews, @CDFAISD, @CDFANews, @CDFANoticias, @WorldAgExpo, Farmshow, WAE20, World Ag Expo
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Secretary Ross in Mexico: Climate, Trade and Collaboration
It’s an honor to join Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis on California’s Trade Mission to Mexico. As the state’s largest trading partner and fifth largest agricultural export destination, Mexico is a key international partner for California. Over the last two days, … Continue reading
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New tariffs from China pressure farm exports – from Ag Alert
By Ching Lee In the escalating trade conflict between the U.S. and China, more California agricultural products now face new retaliatory tariffs in one of their export markets. China has implemented a new round of tariffs on $60 billion worth … Continue reading
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