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Video – Celebrating #CalAgDay 2016

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#CalAgDay highlights

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Tractor-made ice cream at #CalAgDay!

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Welcome to #CalAgDay!

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#CalAgDay set-up begins!

Join us tomorrow at 11:30 am at the west steps of the State Capitol! Post any pictures with the hashtag #CalAgDay

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USDA farm-to-school programs invest nearly $800 million in local economies

Schools across the United States purchased $789 million in local foods from farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and food processors and manufacturers in school year 2013 – 2014, according to results from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Census … Continue reading

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California reservoir and precipitation levels

More drought information here

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How humans help make it rain – from ABC News

By Alyssa Newcomb California has been battling one of the most severe droughts in the state’s history, but with El Niño bringing storm clouds in over the Golden State, officials saw an opportunity to make it rain. The Los Angeles … Continue reading

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California’s 2015 Grape Crush Report Released

From the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) SACRAMENTO – The 2015 grape crush totaled 3,867,710 tons, down 7 percent from the 2014 crush of 4,144,534 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,040,781 … Continue reading

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Thirty-one percent of US food wasted; solutions include UC Davis researcher’s biodigester – from CNBC

By Heesun Wee Food statistics can have a way of zeroing in on our collective eating Zeitgeist with uncomfortable data points. For example, U.S. consumers waste up to 50 percent more food than Americans did in the 1970s, according to … Continue reading

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