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The California State Board of Food and Agriculture met this week in Fresno County to visit several locations for demonstrations of soil health practices.
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Secretary Ross with Central Valley farmers and soil health practitioners Jesse and Alan Sano. On the far right is Jeffrey Mitchell of UC Davis.
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CDFA has announced its Healthy Soils Incentive Program, offering farmers and ranchers an opportunity to improve soil health through a variety of on farm management practices that includes but is not limited to no-till, cover crops and composting.