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CDFA, NRCS and Ag Council come together for healthy soils tour

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross recently joined growers, industry representatives and partners from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on a healthy soils tour in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The goal of the event was to bring together various stakeholders … Continue reading →

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Carbon Farming coming to Central Coast – from The Bottom Line

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – The Bottom Line is the student newspaper at UC Santa Barbara.  By Tanner Walker Carbon ranching is coming to Santa Barbara County, but farmers aren’t growing carbon — they’re putting it back into the ground. With the help … Continue reading →

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How can I use natural materials to build soil fertility in my garden? – Sustainable, Secure Food Blog

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Not much beats the taste and nutrition of fresh vegetables that travel from your garden to your kitchen! Or the fragrance of fresh cut flowers that go straight to your vase. What are some ways you can use – or … Continue reading →

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California is turning farms into carbon-sucking factories – from Grist

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Nathaniel Johnson, Grist In a grand experiment, California switched on a fleet of high-tech greenhouse gas removal machines last month. Funded by the state’s cap-and-trade program, they’re designed to reverse climate change by sucking carbon dioxide out of the … Continue reading →

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Can dirt save the Earth? From the New York Times Magazine

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Moises Velasquez-Manoff EXCERPTED When John Wick and his wife, Peggy Rathmann, bought their ranch in Marin County, Calif., in 1998, it was mostly because they needed more space. Rathmann is an acclaimed children’s book author — “Officer Buckle and … Continue reading →

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California Soils Week: GrowGood community garden tour

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Strategic Growth Council Executive Director Randall Winston and other guests in the Southern California city of Bell today to tour an innovative community garden, GrowGood, that works to provide food security to the … Continue reading →

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Update on climate change programs from CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA recently issued this newsletter to provide updates about programs in its Office of Environmental Farming Initiatives. The Healthy Soils Program OEFI has a new program that aims to improve soil health by increasing soil carbon and reducing atmospheric greenhouse … Continue reading →

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To Fight Climate Change, Heal the Ground – From the NY Times

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

California Today: To Fight Climate Change, Heal the Ground By:Mike McPhate The climate change fight has focused largely on cutting emissions. But California is now considering another solution: dirt. Whereas an overabundance of carbon in the air has been disrupting … Continue reading →

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A Climate Change Solution Beneath Our Feet – from UC Davis

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

From UC Davis There’s too much carbon in the atmosphere and not enough in the ground where it’s useful. When we think of climate change solutions, what typically comes to mind is the transportation we use, the lights in our … Continue reading →

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Video: Secretary Ross joins celebration of the formation of the California Farm Demonstration Network – from UC ANR

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

The newly formed Farm Demonstration Network is designed to increase the adoption of improved-performance conservation agriculture systems in California. Founding signatories, including CDFA Secretary Karen Ross, gathered on May 5 to launch the network with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): the … Continue reading →

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