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Monthly Archives: February 2020

Public comment opens for groundwater sustainability plans

Groundwater sustainability plans that have been submitted to the state are now online at the DWR SGMA Portal. Plans are open to public comment for 75 days after they were posted online. Below is a table of the submitted plans, … Continue reading

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CDFA staff honored at IT leadership award ceremony

Two members of CDFA’s Information Technology staff were honored this month at the 2020 Public Section CIO Academy Awards ceremony in Sacramento. In the category of IT Leadership, the CDFA awardees were: Marc Grijalva – Customer Delivery Unit Manager Marc … Continue reading

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UC Davis Research shows California dairies reducing environmental footprint

New research published in the Journal of Dairy Science finds the climate footprint of milk production in California has been significantly reduced over the past 50 years (1964 to 2014). The amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced per unit of milk was reduced by … Continue reading

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A Valentine for Agriculture

By Karen Ross, SecretaryCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture As I walked the (enormous) grounds of the World Ag Expo in Tulare earlier this week, I was impressed by how well this event truly shows how big – and yet … Continue reading

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Ag Leadership Program alums reunite at World Ag Expo to celebrate 50th class

CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt joined farmers, ranchers and leaders from throughout California’s agricultural community this morning at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, coming together as alumni of the famed California Agricultural Leadership Foundation program known simply as “Ag … Continue reading

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International Flavor at World Ag Expo 2020

More than a dozen countries are represented in this year’s World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. The three-day event that runs from February 11 – 13 draws thousands of visitors from all reaches of the state and from throughout the … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross tours World Ag Expo in Tulare

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross toured the exhibit grounds this afternoon at World Ag Expo in Tulare, including visits to CDFA booths and conversations with farmers and ranchers who traveled from throughout the state and beyond to take in the annual … Continue reading

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Catch CDFA at World Ag Expo 2020 in Tulare

CDFA is pleased to be part of this year’s 53rd World Ag Expo that runs from Tuesday, February 11 through Thursday, February 13, 2020 at the at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California. CDFA Secretary Karen Ross will be at … Continue reading

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Staten Island…in California – video from the Nature Conservancy

Located in the heart of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, Staten Island has 8,500 acres of farmland where the Nature Conservancy is researching wildlife-friendly agriculture and irrigation techniques that promote bird conservation in this essential habitat. About 25 percent of … Continue reading

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CDFA joins federal and state partners to form On-Farm Compost Work Group

A US Environmental Protection Agency News Release SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – Today, in Santa Ynez, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with federal and state agencies and leaders from the region’s agriculture and food production industries to make progress … Continue reading

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