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Monthly Archives: September 2016

USDA Makes R&D Investments in California Businesses

The USDA has announced nearly $1.4 million in research-and-development investment in 14 projects at 11 different California companies. The grant program is for research related to food security, natural resources, and agricultural issues. California’s portion is part of a nationwide pledge … Continue reading

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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Wine Month

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Deputy Secretary Jenny Lester-Moffitt joins California Ag Leadership Program

CDFA Deputy Secretary Jenny Lester-Moffitt has been named as one of 24 fellows in Class 47 of the California Agricultural Leadership Program. The program offers a 17-month study of leadership theory, effective communication, motivation, critical and strategic thinking, change management, emotional intelligence … Continue reading

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Recommendations for California State Organic Program – from the Organic Stakeholder Work Group

  Executive Summary California leads the nation in organic farms, land in organic production, and organic sales.  According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, organic acreage has grown 46 percent from 2008 to 2014. … Continue reading

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Clarifications on estimates of irrigated cropland idled due to 2016 California drought – from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Josue’ Medellin-Azuara, Duncan MacEwan, Richard E. Howitt, Daniel A. Sumner and Jay R. Lund Authors acknowledge NASA Ames Research Center for sharing satellite-derived data on idle acreage in the Central Valley. EXCERPTED: On August 15, a team from UC … Continue reading

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