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Climate Week 2022 – meet CDFA senior environmental scientist Alyssa Louie and learn about her work on methane emissions reduction programs

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

Alyssa Louie, a senior environmental scientist at CDFA, has been with the agency for seven-and-a-half years and currently works on the Dairy Digester Development and Research Program (DDRDP) and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), both of which reduce greenhouse … Continue reading →

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CDFA joins Aemetis in celebrating the commissioning of Biogas to RNG upgrade

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

On Friday the 10th of June, CDFA’s Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands Virginia Jameson was on-hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony commissioning the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project’s dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) cleanup and compression unit and … Continue reading →

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Video — Eggs, dairy and regenerative farming

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

Through regenerative farming practices, Alexandre Family Farm achieves sustainable water conservation goals in its production of eggs and dairy products. Located in Northern California’s Humboldt and Del Norte counties, the farm also focuses on healthy soils.

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Real California Milk EXCELerator and New Incubator Boot Camp Launch Search for Performance and Recovery Innovation in Dairy

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Office of Public Affairs

3rd Annual California Milk Advisory Board and VentureFuel Contest reflects consumers’ focus on personal health & wellness The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) today announced the return of its annual dairy innovation competition with a new name and increased focus … Continue reading →

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International Webinar on Dairy Methane Reduction Programs and Climate Smart Agriculture with California, Netherlands and Denmark

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

Join CDFA and the Governments of Denmark and the Netherlands The State of California, Denmark and the Netherlands are all actively working to reduce methane gas emissions, capture methane gas from dairy operations, and utilize that gas as a renewable … 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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California launches first dairy digester pipeline cluster

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

California is proud to announce the state’s first dairy digester pipeline cluster. CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt was on-hand this week for the launch of Calgren Renewable Fuels’ new facility, which partners with local dairies in the Pixley, California area. Eleven digesters, 22 … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross, Senator Lara help unveil revamped digester facility at Open Sky Ranch Dairy

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs
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Oldest known cheese found in Egyptian tomb – from Smithsonian

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Katherine J. Wu Last month, archaeologists cracked open a tomb excavated in Alexandria, Egypt, revealing three skeletons bathing in an crimson pool of sludgy sewage. In response, tens of thousands around the world immediately petitioned for the right to sip from the freshly uncorked … Continue reading →

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Bakersfield dairy farmers embrace climate smart technology

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

For second generation dairy farmer Felix Echeverria, dairy farming is a family affair. His father, an immigrant from Spain’s Basque country, began milking cows in Southern California in the early 1950’s. Since then, Mr. Echeverria and his brother Johnny, have … Continue reading →

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