…County is the standard Medfly program used by CDFA and it’s the safest, most effective and efficient response program available. CDFA has successfully eradicated each and every detected Medlfy infestation…
CDFA Accepting Concept Proposals for 2015 Fertilizer Research and Education Grants
…research areas. Further information on the 2015 FREP request for concept proposals, including timelines, application criteria, priority research areas, and examples of successful proposals are available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/frep/CompetitiveGrantProgram.html In addition…
Secretary Ross Signs Landmark Agreement with Mexican Ministry of Agriculture to Enhance Trade
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (second from left) at today’s signing with representatives of the Mexican agricultural agency SAGARPA and the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. (Photo courtesy of CDFA) From CFA…
California Among States Selected by USDA for Participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables
Pilot will support schools’ efforts to procure more fruits and vegetables; Offers new opportunity that supports local producers and local economies Courtesy CDFA “Planting Seeds” Today USDA announced the selection…
LBAM Quarantine Boundary Change
…November 6, 2014. Per work plan protocol, IPC recommends that quarantine regulatory constraints related to the LBAM Program be lifted in the Ukiah treatment area of Mendocino County. http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/lbam/regulation.html CDFA.lbam.updates@cdfa.ca.gov…
Agriculture Emerging: a progress report at CDFA
From CDFA “Planting Seeds” Positive. Productive. Creative, collaborative, cooperative … CDFA staff, from scientists and veterinarians to inspectors and technicians, embody these characteristics as they undertake a variety of projects…
State Employees Donate 13 Tons of Turkey, Help Set Record at Sacramento Food Bank
Photo courtesy of CDFA From CDFA “Planting Seeds” A partnership between California state employees and the Sacramento Food Bank has helped produce a record number of turkey donations. The food…
Thankful For What’s On Our Table
…long-term viability of our agricultural systems and the people who make up California’s farm communities is part of our job here at CDFA, and we are so proud to be…
Growing California Video Series: What Does California Grown Mean to You?
With Thanksgiving coming next week, CDFA presents “What does California Grown mean to you?” It’s the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown….
Three-Hundred Tons of Nutrition from Annual Food Drive
Turkey donations at the Sacramento Food Bank. (Photo courtesy of CDFA) CDFA knows food. We inspect it, we protect it, and we really enjoy it. So when the State of…
Researchers Close to Predicting Curly Top
…Plant Pathologist Dr. Bob Gilbertson says they are working with CDFA experts who survey the winter migration of beet leafhoppers in foothill locations to possibly gage how severe curly top…
For Veterans Day – An Encore Presentation from the Growing California Video Series
In honor of Veterans Day tomorrow, CDFA presents an encore presentation of “From Service to Harvest,” a story from the Growing California video series of veterans turning to farming after…
New ACP Discovery Near Exeter
…were confirmed by the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA). Maps and current information are available on the Agricultural Commissioner’s website by visiting: http://agcomm.co.tulare.ca.us/default/. CDFA has already begun to saturate the…
Looking ahead – December is Farm to Food Bank Month
…California series at the bottom of this post. CDFA is working in collaboration with its State Board of Food and Agriculture to try to increase annual farm-to-food bank donations to…