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Promoting Biodiversity: CDFA scientists at Biodiversity Museum Day

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

UC Davis’ annual Biodiversity Museum Day earlier this month provided an excellent opportunity for CDFA’s Plant Pest Diagnostics Lab to show off some of its most prized posessions: the California State Collection of Arthropods. Dr. Martin Hauser, Dr. Peter Kerr … Continue reading →

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Applications due March 1 for FARMER funding to upgrade agricultural trucks, equipment, reduce pollution

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

$4.65 million available — across 18 California air districts — for purchase of cleaner agricultural trucks, pump engines, tractors and more From the California Air Resources Board Funds to replace old agricultural equipment and vehicles are now available for 18 … Continue reading →

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Stockton fourth-grader grows prize-winning cabbage

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs
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CDFA grant program helps bring new choices to food deserts

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – Food deserts are urban areas where people find it difficult to find affordable, nutritious food. CDFA’s Healthy Stores Refrigeration Grant Program has made funding available to organizations and markets looking to bring fresh, nutritious foods to low-income or … Continue reading →

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Public comment opens for groundwater sustainability plans

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

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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