…a pocketful of candy canes to share with CDFA staff. The signature on the paperwork reads “K. Kringle.” Brand inspections and health requirements help veterinarians prevent the spread of animal…
CDFA / USDA to Host Joint Summit on Healthy Soils
The public is invited to a Soils Summit hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) on healthy soil and…
CDFA Announces Vacancies
Nursery Advisory Board / Shell Egg Advisory Committee Six Vacancies on the Nursery Advisory Board The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Pest Exclusion Branch is announcing six vacancies…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Update
…for regulatory updates through the email notification ListServ at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/subscriptions/index.html#planthealth. For questions regarding the regulations or map, please email Dayna Napolillo (dayna.napolillo@cdfa.ca.gov) or Keith Okasaki (keith.okasaki@cdfa.ca.gov) or call (916) 654-0312….
CDFA: December is Farm to Food Bank Month
The Season of Giving by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross & Bryce Lundberg, Lundberg Family Farms and member of the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture Over the years more…
World Soil Day: Celebrating the Magic Beneath
by CDFA and the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California Today is World Soil Day, as recognized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to celebrate…
How CDFA Samples for Fruit Fly
CDFA announced a quarantine for a Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) infestation in Panorama City, Los Angeles County. The Medfly detections there have resulted in a series of responses from the…
Mediterranean Fruit Fly Quarantine Near Panorama City
…210. A link to the quarantine map may be found here: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/medfly/regulation.html. In response, CDFA will also continue with the release of sterile male Medflies at a rate of 250,000…
Feed Inspection Advisory Board Vacancies
…submit a short resume along with a completed Prospective Member Appointment Questionnaire (PMAQ) by February 20, 2017. The PMAQ is available on the CDFA website at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/ProspectiveMemberAppointmentQuestionnaire.pdf Send the resume…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
SWEEP is funded through California’s Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 167 projects, totaling $22 million, to receive grants from the State Water…
Dairy Digester Dedicated
CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston speaks at the dedication CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston joined the celebration in Fresno County for the dedication of a new dairy digester at Open Sky Ranch…
Schools partner to Share Love of Ag Education
…fractions to decimals. (Image courtesy of CDFA) One of the great challenges of farm-to-school programs is taking the message from rural communities, “preaching to the choir,” if you will, to…
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Research Beneficial to Agriculture
by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (lower, third from left) and Senior Advisor Bob Wynn (next to Sec. Ross) with scientists this…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…registration information will be posted to the CDFA DDRDP website provided below. More information about this program is available at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/dd/ Image: The biogas digester at New Hope Dairy in…