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Monthly Archives: June 2018

Public awareness emphasized during California Invasive Species Action Week

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

California Invasive Species Action Week  is underway this week and is continuing until Sunday, June 10. CDFA works in partnership with other state and federal agencies to try to prevent invasive species from entering California, and then managing infestations as … Continue reading →

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A little more than a week remaining for mail-in responses for Census of Agriculture

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is wrapping up data collection for the 2017 Census of Agriculture.   To stay on track for data release in February 2019, the deadline for submitting the paper questionnaire … Continue reading →

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Outreach, surveying and testing for Virulent Newcastle Disease continue in Southern California

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA and the USDA are continuing their joint project to eradicate a recent outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease (VND) in Southern California. Detections have occurred at a small number of properties in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The project … Continue reading →

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Too many Californians lack safe drinking water – op-ed co-authored by Secretary Ross urges legislature to take action

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

From the Sacramento Bee By CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and California State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus  When we read about drinking water problems like those in Flint, Mich., it’s easy to think that would never happen here. But … Continue reading →

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Rachael O’Brien named Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs at CDFA

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs
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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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