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March 10 deadline for USDA-NRCS Cover Crop Initiative applications in California

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

USDA-NRCS news release The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is encouraging producers to sign up for a special cover crop initiative offered through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Interested producers can apply and final selections will … Continue reading →

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Are you getting what you pay for? National Weights and Measures Week (March 1-7) highlights work of CDFA and other measurement standards professionals to make sure you do

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

Whether you are a California resident, a visiting tourist, or you own a company that does business in the state, you engage daily in transactions that include weighing, measurement or counting using a commercial weighing or measuring device. It is … Continue reading →

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California agencies fund research to improve stability of state agricultural trucking workforce

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

In-depth study will interview more than 500 truck drivers to examine critical link in supply chain and state’s economy California agencies overseeing agriculture, business, labor and transportation are commissioning a study to examine the unique aspects of agricultural trucking in … Continue reading →

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Beekeepers turn to anti-theft devices to protect hives — from the Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

By Daisy Nguyen For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the country truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers, who need the insects to pollinate the state’s most valuable crop. But as almond trees … Continue reading →

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CDFA Inspection Services director Natalie Krout-Greenberg joins young leaders for #FFAweek leadership event

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs
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CDFA-Funded Research Finds That In 2021, Drought Cost Ag Industry More Than $1 Billion As Well As Thousands of Jobs

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

Taken from a UC Merced announcement In 2021, the drought cost the California agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full-time and part-time jobs, according to estimates in a new analysis led by UC Merced researchers as part of a California Department of Food and … Continue reading →

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First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom releases report to expand access to Farm to School throughout California — is joined in effort by Secretary Ross

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

Building on her commitment to ensuring California children have the best start in life, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom today announced the release of Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success, a report promoting the expansion of farm … Continue reading →

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CA GROWN Retail Promotions Featured in Dubai

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs
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Ag Day is Coming! Save the Date: March 23

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

California Agriculture Day returns to the West Steps of the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Are you ready? We can’t wait to see you!

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Embracing – and enacting – equity in access to CDFA programs

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

One of Governor Gavin Newsom’s highest priorities for California is equity. At CDFA, that means equity across all of the department’s divisions and programs, including the access that stakeholders have to our funding and resources. Grant Funding In recent years, we have … Continue reading →

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