…for CDFA to use in several different agricultural sectors. “This is a budget that is focused on the challenges and opportunities in the future for California agriculture,” CDFA Secretary Karen…
CDFA Awards $69.9 Million for Dairy Digester Projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $69.9 million in grant funding to 40 dairy digester projects across the state. These projects, part of the Dairy Digester…
California Dairy Digester Project Recognized as Groundbreaker of the Year
…funding assistance from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP), with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The funding is made…
Important Industry Updates Presented at Spring Citrus Meeting
…of the San Joaquin Valley. Quarantine efforts and increased public awareness seem to have helped reduce the number of psyllids being discovered. “CDFA finds it on these traps, but they…
Virulent Newcastle Disease Update
CDFA and the USDA are continuing their joint project to eradicate a recent outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease (VND) in Southern California. Detections have occurred at a small number of…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…by California Department of Agriculture (CDFA). Once this new FMMO is established, over 80 percent of the U.S. milk supply would fall under the FMMO regulatory framework. FMMOs are legal…
Pest Prevention Programs Allowed to Continue
…as CDFA works to appeal a broader decision preventing the agency from continuing emergency eradication programs. Similar court proceedings have been brought against CDFA and its pest prevention and management…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
…More than 15 agricultural groups participated in the event and welcomed the conversation with Under Secretary McKinney and his team. This slideshow requires JavaScript. From CDFA Office of Public Affairs…
Produce Safety Program Launches Website
A new website has been launched by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to help California farmers understand how to comply with new food safety regulations known as…
It Only Takes One Person to Spread Invasive Pests
…be moved easily by people, an online federal quarantine tracker by state, and phone numbers for reporting signs of invasive pests. By CDFA Office of Public Affairs /from the USDA…
2018 Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…Credit West, American AgCredit, The Harvey L. & Maud S. Sorensen Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Leopold Conservation Award Alumni. For application information, please visit leopoldconservationaward.org. By CDFA Office of…
California Dairies Becoming Increasingly Energy Efficient
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is also incentivizing the further development of on-farm energy efficient technologies through multiple cost-sharing programs. “Because of establishing the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, we…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). The AMMP is one of two programs designed by CDFA…
California Agriculture Day Celebration at the State Capitol
…of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in collaboration with California Women for Agriculture and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC). CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and CFAITC Executive Director…