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Monthly Archives: May 2018

Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) to help the state better prepare for droughts and climate change by establishing statewide water … Continue reading →

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“Imagine If” podcast project pairs Secretary Ross with a promising young ag leader

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Podcast to air this summer will feature a dynamic conversation between generations of ag leadership about climate change, drought, and how farmers and ranchers are overcoming challenges. California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross spent a rewarding afternoon recently with young rancher, student, and … Continue reading →

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New Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force formed

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

The Arizona and California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements, the Produce Marketing Association, the United Fresh Produce Association, Western Growers, and other stakeholders in the produce industry are pleased to announce the formation of a Leafy Greens Food Safety Task Force designed to … Continue reading →

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Virulent Newcastle Disease update

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Bird owners in Southern California are responding to outreach provided over the past several days related to virulent Newcastle disease (VND), and have started reporting sick birds. VND has now been confirmed in a number of flocks of backyard birds … Continue reading →

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CDFA Border Stations chipping in on invasive mussels prevention over holiday weekend.

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

California agencies combatting the spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels remind boaters to remain cautious over Memorial Day weekend. Quagga and zebra mussels are invasive freshwater mussels native to Eurasia. They multiply quickly, encrust watercraft and infrastructure, alter water … Continue reading →

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Citrus impact to economy: $7 billion – from the Business Journal

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Frank Lopez A new study commissioned by the Citrus Research Board (CRB) values the total economic impact of California’s citrus industry at $7.117 billion. Bruce Babcock, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of … Continue reading →

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What will we be eating in 2050? Farmers weigh several factors – from Grist

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Nathanael Johnson EXCERPTED Chris Sayer pushed his way through avocado branches and grasped a denuded limb. It was stained black, as if someone had ladled tar over its bark. In February, the temperature had dropped below freezing for three … Continue reading →

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Biosecurity tips for bird owners

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

As CDFA continues its work with federal and local partners and poultry owners to respond to a recent detection of virulent Newcastle disease in Los Angeles County, it offers these reminders to bird owners in California and elsewhere.  

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The food that goes bad in your fridge amounts to trillions of gallons of wasted water – from the Los Angeles Times

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Karen Kaplan According to a new report in the journal PLOS One, we Americans wasted just over 25% of our food between 2007 and 2014. Although we did a decent job of finishing up our nuts and seeds (only … Continue reading →

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Facing Climate and Water Pressures, Farmers Return to Age-Old Practice – Water Deeply

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Just 5 percent of California farmers use cover cropping, but that’s likely to increase as researchers work to quantify the amount of water that can be saved by the practice and its benefit for river ecosystems. By Jane Braxton Little, … Continue reading →

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