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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION   On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the unique and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards have contributed to our Nation’s past and present. America’s … Continue reading →

The annual Ag Week is underway in California and the US, with Ag Day 21 occurring tomorrow. In recognition of the week, CDFA secretary Karen Ross joined the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom to virtually welcome more than … Continue reading →

Read the report here Click on this link to learn more about the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

From the North Bay Business Journal A cooperative effort involving Sonoma County Winegrowers, Sonoma County Vintners, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, local community health centers including the West County Health Center, the Sonoma Valley Health Center, the Alliance Medical Center, Alexander Valley Health … Continue reading →

Join California Women for Agriculture, the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom and CDFA in virtually celebrating Ag Day on March 23, 2021. Our theme this year is “Celebrating Resilience” in recognition of Ag’s enduring ability to adapt to change, … Continue reading →

By Jeffrey Mount, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Water Policy Center; and Catlin Chappelle, associate director of the PPIC Water Policy Center We’re facing another very dry year, which follows one of the driest on record … Continue reading →

Excerpts from the Executive Summary California’s drought between Water Years 2012 and 2016 was one of the most severe in state history. A string of five dry winters left some rural communities without water, interrupted surface water deliveries to some … Continue reading →

CDFA has a new webpage with an index of CDFA boards and commissions along with standardized information about each group, including length of term, number of board members, types of board members required by legislation, and contact information for prospective … Continue reading →

By Philip Brasher Farmers warned the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday that ag climate policy can’t leave out producers who have already adopted conservation practices or producers in regions with limited prospects for earning soil carbon credits. The top Republican … Continue reading →