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Got Data? CDFA Unveils New Searchable Database of FREP Fertilizer Research Projects

Posted on July 3, 2012 by CDFA Staff

Over the past 20 years, CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) has funded over $12 million dollars worth of scientific research on the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use of fertilizing materials.  One of the goals of this research … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Winemakers and Grape Growers to Sacramento

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

A drive past a vineyard at this time of year, with the grape vines bare and dormant, might make the casual observer think all is quiet for the winter.  For growers, winemakers, researchers and other in the know, though, those … Continue reading →

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Research is the Key: Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

I had the pleasure this week of welcoming a gathering of research scientists, grape growers, winemakers and officials to Sacramento for the 2011 Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium.  This event gives researchers from California universities and their colleagues from across the … Continue reading →

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