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The California State Fair has announced the recipients of its prestigious awards, including Agriculturalist of the Year. The State Fair annually recognizes the accomplishments and service of key individuals or organizations through a series of awards that are publicly recognized … Continue reading →

By Steve Scauzillo When Frank Gehrke trudged up to Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday he found what was missing at this time last year: Snow. The annual spring snowpack survey conducted by Gehrke for the California Department … Continue reading →

Note – The Department of Water Resources’ latest snow survey results are expected later today.  

A plant science professor at Cal Poly Pomona received a $416,343 state grant (A CDFA Specialty Crop Block Grant) to study how to grow lettuce with less nitrogen fertilizer and water. Professor David Still said the grant will help him … Continue reading →

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced it is awarding 21 counties a total of $6.7 million in grants to help with sustainable groundwater planning. The Proposition 1 Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program provides funding for county projects that … Continue reading →

California State Government’s Our Promise campaign, an opportunity for all state employees to practice charitable giving at work, is coming off a successful 2015 campaign that saw 37,000 employees contribute more than $6.2 million in assistance. Each year Our Promise … Continue reading →

The University of California, Davis, held onto its top spot in veterinary science in the latest QS World University Rankings released today. As the No. 1 university in veterinary science, UC Davis is renowned for applying a “One Health” approach … Continue reading →

As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and express our support for human rights for all Cubans, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced several measures that will foster … Continue reading →

The California Fertilization Guidelines on the Fertilizer Education and Research (FREP) website have been expanded to include recommendations for 18 crops, representing more than half of the irrigated agriculture in California. The recent additional recommendations are for plums, peaches and … Continue reading →

With March storms boosting reservoir levels, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased its water delivery estimate (allocation) for most recipients to 45 percent of requests for the calendar year. DWR’s initial State Water Project (SWP) allocation of 10 … Continue reading →