…advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums that bring together local, state and federal government officials, agricultural representatives and…
Ag Groups Fear Anti-trade Talk at RNC
…that’s alarming to the agriculture industry, but Trump’s selection of Indiana Governor Mike Pence has brought some optimism back into the Ag sector. Pence is an outspoken supporter of the…
Ag Secretary Vilsack a Potential VP Candidate
…fully appreciate and understand.” Politico Reports the biggest shortcoming for the former Iowa Governor as a candidate might be a lack of foreign policy experience. His response was, “Here’s what…
Groundwater Monitoring Improves
…outlined in a new CASGEM status report to the Governor and the Legislature. The report is available here. Nearly 40 percent of California’s water supplies come from groundwater in a…
CA Welcomes Farmers Market Proclamation
…the USDA’s commitment here in California, where certified farmers markets have been in place since Governor Brown signed legislation creating them during his first stint in office in 1977. California…
Vermont Governor Critical of Senate GMO Labeling Bill
As Congress inches closer and closer to passing a GMO labeling bill, Vermont’s Governor is criticizing the legislation because the bill is weaker than the Vermont law. Vermont’s mandatory GMO…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…and attendance is welcome. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and consumer needs. The state board conducts forums…
Climate Smart Israel – Visiting the ‘Financial Innovations Lab’
…Center. The topic of the day was accelerating the growth of agricultural technology in Israel and California, a focus resulting from the 2014 M.O.U signed by Governor Brown and Prime…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…company in the Negev Desert that also does business in California. The delegation furthers a relationship between California in Israel that was cemented in 2014, when Governor Brown and Prime…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…state assembly and senate have sent a bill to Governor Brown’s desk that would add $5 million to Market Match. However, Governor Brown dropped similar spending for the produce program…
2016 GEELA Awards
Nominations being accepted for 2016 GEELA Awards by CDFA Office of Public Affairs The Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) is California’s highest environmental honor. The program recognizes individuals,…
Technology, Innovation and Food Waste
…All meetings are open to the public and attendance is welcome. The California State Board of Food and Agriculture advises the governor and the CDFA secretary on agricultural issues and…
Sustainable Groundwater Management Plans Approved by CWC
…regulation of California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014 were approved by the California Water…
New Regulations for Groundwater Management
…California’s groundwater basins as outlined in the historic Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in 2014. Improving Sustainable Groundwater Management is also a key…