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Save the Date! California Ag Day on March 19

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

The annual California Ag Day has been scheduled for March 19 at the west steps of the State Capitol. Ag Day is one of a series of events scheduled that week to celebrate farming and ranching in our state and … Continue reading →

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Taking Measure of Farm-to-Fork – It’s Weights and Measures Week

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Kristin Macey, Director, CDFA Division of Measurement Standards

With the “Farm to Fork” concept getting more and more attention, it’s worth noting that it’s essential to maintain the integrity of commerce as food products move from farm to fork. In observing National Weights and Measures week (March 1-7), … Continue reading →

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Governor’s Interagency Drought Task Force visits UC Merced

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

Members of Governor Brown’s Interagency Drought Task Force visited UC Merced today for meetings with local government leaders and the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, which held its regular monthly meeting on the Merced campus. Task Force representatives were … Continue reading →

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Emergency Watershed Protection Program a valuable tool in drought

Posted on March 3, 2014 by John Harrington, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is reminding public entities and their partners that there are $5 million in Emergency Watershed Program Protection (EWP) funds available for potential drought protection. Eligible projects would include improvements to dirt or gravel … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross talks agriculture in Chico – from the Chico Enterprise Record

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

By Heather Hacking “We need to reconnect farmers with consumers and create an ag-literate populace,” said Karen Ross, secretary of California Department of Food and Agriculture, who spoke to students at the Chico State University Farm Tuesday. “If people don’t … Continue reading →

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USDA commits to program to feed honeybees in the Midwest – from the Associated Press

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

                        MILWAUKEE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will spend millions of dollars to help farmers and ranchers improve pastures in five Midwestern states to … Continue reading →

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Solar-powered desalinization could be a tool for the future – from the New York Times

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

By Todd Woody FIREBAUGH, Calif. — The giant solar receiver installed on a wheat field here in California’s agricultural heartland slowly rotates to track the sun and capture its energy. The 377-foot array, however, does not generate electricity but instead … Continue reading →

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California almond farmers face tough choices due to drought – From the Associated Press

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

Alan Thompson of G&F Agri Service LLC looks at a tree as he manages a crew of heavy equipment operators that removed an almond orchard at Baker Farming Company in Firebaugh, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. The state’s drought … Continue reading →

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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Announce Emergency Drought Legislation

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

Governor’s Office Press Release –http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18415   2-19-2014 SACRAMENTO – With California experiencing its worst water shortage crisis in modern history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez to … Continue reading →

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Cracking down on California grease thieves – from Reuters

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Office of Public Affairs

Watch video of a grease theft By Sharon Bernstein California is trying to find new ways to catch thieves who steal used cooking grease from restaurants in hopes of making money by selling it to companies that turn it into alternative biofuels. … Continue reading →

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