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Applications due March 1 for FARMER funding to upgrade agricultural trucks, equipment, reduce pollution

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

$4.65 million available — across 18 California air districts — for purchase of cleaner agricultural trucks, pump engines, tractors and more From the California Air Resources Board Funds to replace old agricultural equipment and vehicles are now available for 18 … Continue reading →

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To Break Bread, We Need Water

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Throughout the country, those who grow our food are grappling with water in changing climate. By Page Buono Water connects us across generations, cultures, geographies. And, though we may often forget, water also connects us across tables. We need water. … Continue reading →

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Research partnership with CDFA and others uses compost to tackle climate change – from UC Merced

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Lorena Anderson A thin layer of compost applied to grasslands could help fight climate change by capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil, recent research shows. UC Merced Professor Rebecca Ryals and a team of researchers, ranchers … Continue reading →

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California and Denmark to co-host webinar on anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Farmers and ranchers in California and around the world are addressing climate change in many ways, including researching and developing new, innovative agricultural practices. Among those innovations are dairy digesters, which capture on-the-farm methane from cow manure and send it … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross in Mexico: Climate, Trade and Collaboration

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

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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UC Climate Smart Ag Team (including CDFA) showing results – from CalCan

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – CalCan is the California Climate and Agriculture Network Technical assistance for farmers and ranchers is a critical tool for scaling up the widespread adoption of climate-beneficial agricultural practices. In the fall of 2018, University of California’s Division of … Continue reading →

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A Time of Reckoning in the Central Valley – from Bay Nature/KQED Science

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

Climate change is upending agriculture and land use in California’s Central Valley By Mark Schapiro Inside a climate-controlled laboratory at the Duarte Nursery outside Modesto, an experiment is taking place that could help determine what food we will eat for … Continue reading →

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USDA report takes stock of cover crop benefits

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

A new USDA report finds that farmers are likely to see returns from planting cover crops within three years if the practice is used to deal with herbicide-resistant weeds, to graze livestock or to reverse soil degradation. The report is … Continue reading →

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The new plan to remove trillions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: bury it – from the Washington Post

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Laura Reiley Last month, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere surpassed 415 parts per million, the highest in human history. Environmental experts say the world is increasingly on a path toward a climate crisis. The most prominent efforts to prevent … Continue reading →

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Earth Day on the Farm: Celebrating Soils, Science and Solutions

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

By Karen Ross, SecretaryCalifornia Department of Food & Agriculture When we celebrate Earth Day, we come together to recognize our earth as a giant, complex ecosystem that we – humans – have pushed out of balance. Why is it a … Continue reading →

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