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CDFA at Latino Farmer Conference

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs
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Videos with information about Virulent Newcastle Disease

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA and the USDA continue with their efforts to eradicate an outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease in Southern California – in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. Here are some important reminders in English and Spanish.

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If you’re wasting food you’re making climate change worse – from USA Today

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Tia Nelson Wasting food has been called the “world’s dumbest environmental problem.” Every year, the average family of four in the U.S. tosses roughly $2,000 in food; 30 to 40 percent of food produced in this country ends up discarded. At dinner, our parents urged … Continue reading →

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New California law puts teeth into bee registration requirement – from Western Farm Press

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Todd Fichette California agricultural commissioners now have the regulatory “teeth” they sought to enforce bee registration each year – something they long complained was needed to protect the pollinators. Pest control advisors at the recent annual meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Video: CDFA and Secretary Ross featured in PBS program “Valley’s Gold”

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

The PBS program “Valley’s Gold” recently welcomed CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the agency’s many roles in facilitating farming and ranching, as well as its positive impacts on the daily lives of Californians. She is followed in the program … Continue reading →

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Cow power – Truck at Northern California dairy utilizes convenient fuel source

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

   

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Scientists push for a crash program to scrub carbon from air – from the New York Times

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

By Brad Plumer With time running out to avoid dangerous global warming, the nation’s leading scientific body  urged the federal government to begin a research program focused on developing technologies that can remove vast quantities of carbon dioxide out of … Continue reading →

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Girl Scouts meet bugs

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 2367 from Dixon, CA had a special guest at a recent troop meeting.  Dr. Marc Epstein, a Senior Insect Biosystematist and Lepidopterist at CDFA’s Plant Pest Diagnostics Lab in Sacramento, made a special visit to help … Continue reading →

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Californian heads FFA officer team elected at 91st National FFA Convention & Expo

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

Luke O’Leary, a Californian and agricultural leadership and development major at Texas A&M University, has been elected FFA national president at the organization’s 91st annual national event. He receives the gavel from 2017-18 National President Breanna Holbert, also a Californian. … Continue reading →

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Turning waste into energy and other benefits: Secretary Ross addresses National Renderers Association

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Office of Public Affairs

If it were up to her, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross would rather we all stopped using the word “waste.” That’s what she told the National Renderers Association last week at their conference in Orange County. When more than 62 billion pounds of animal by-products … Continue reading →

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