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Compost drop for California Soils Week

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs
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Video – Kicking off California Soils Week!

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joined the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners today to kick-off the first-ever California Soils Week, which is being celebrated from December 4 to December 7. Secretary Ross led a ribbon-cutting in front … Continue reading →

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Soil Power! From the New York Times

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

This is California Soils Week (December 4 to December 7). World Soils Day is on December 5.  By Jacques Leslie The last great hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change may lie in a substance so commonplace that we typically ignore it … Continue reading →

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Video – Climate Change in the Southern Hemisphere: specialty crops in Chile

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and a delegation from the agricultural, academic and policy sectors is in Chile this week for an exchange on climate change adaptation. In this video, delegation member Dorene (Dee Dee) D’Adamo, a member of the State Water … Continue reading →

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The National Young Farmer Survey – Big opportunities and profound challenges ahead

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Excerpted from  executive summary Farmers over the age of 65 now outnumber farmers under 35 by a margin of six to one, and U.S. farmland is overwhelmingly concentrated in the hands of older farmers. Nearly two-thirds of farmland is currently … Continue reading →

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Video with Mike Rowe – Farmers Deserve Our respect

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs
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A look back at Thanksgiving history – Country Turkey Loaf

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

As Californians put the finishing touches on their Thanksgiving recipes, here’s a look at an old-school holiday dish from the 70s, offered-up by the California Milk Advisory Board and the now-defunct California Turkey Industry Board. Thank you to the California … Continue reading →

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Study finds that more than a quarter of American jobs linked to food and agriculture – from the Food Marketing Institute

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

A nationwide economic impact study has found that more than one-fifth (or 20.4%) of the nation’s economy is linked, either directly or indirectly, to the food and agriculture sectors and that more than one-fourth of all American jobs (28%) are similarly connected. Twenty-two … Continue reading →

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Announcing California Healthy Soils Week – Dec 4 to Dec 7

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs

Healthy Soils equal Healthy Lives. In California our soils help feed the world, save water, clean the air, and fight climate change. In recognition of these contributions, and in celebration of the annual World Soil Day, CDFA, alongside its state, federal and private … Continue reading →

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CDFA employees donate more than 1,100 pounds of turkeys to Sacramento Food Bank

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs
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