CDFA Secretary Karen Ross (center) helps demonstrate the five F’s of agriculture–Food, Fiber, Flower, Forests and Fuel–at a California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom event this month in Santa…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine in Santa Clara County
…seen ACP or symptoms of HLB on their citrus trees are urged to call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899. For more information on the ACP and HLB, please visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp…
School Lunches: “California Thursdays” Project Launch Follows Success of National School Lunch Week
From CDFA A quick quiz: If you could be a student anywhere in the nation during National School Lunch Week, which state would you choose? Easy answer, right? California! Students…
Asian Citrus Psyllid Quarantine Expansion in Kern County
…seen ACP or symptoms of HLB on their citrus tree are urged to call CDFA’s Pest Hotline at 1-800-491-1899. For more information on the ACP and HLB, please visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/acp…
Schedule Set for 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Workshops
During the first two weeks of November, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will present four workshops and two webinars on the 2015 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…
CDFA Awards $3.6 Million to Assist Farmers with Drought Through the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded $3.6 million for 93 different projects to implement on-farm water irrigation systems that reduce water and energy use, thereby reducing…
California to Host Listening Session on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
…Growers Association (WGA). For more information about the FSMA listening sessions, including agenda and registration, visit: www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/fsma. Due to limited space you must pre-register; there is no cost for registration….
World Food Day a Reminder of Everyday Challenges With Food Access
…need, and CDFA’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program helps provide these foods to needy senior citizens. CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork improves food access from another angle – working…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
Curly Top Virus-pepper(Courtesy cdfa.gov) The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) has been preparing for the fall treatment campaign which should start mid-October. Fallow fields continue to be monitored…
Farm-to-School – Northern California elementary school students to visit White House Garden
It’s carrot season at a school garden in Pittsburg, CA (Courtesy CDFA) Tomorrow, five students from the Pittsburg Unified School District in Contra Costa County will join First Lady Michelle…
CDFA Announces Notice of Funding Availability for “Calagplate” Grant Program
Courtesy CDFA. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is currently accepting proposals for the 2014 California Special Interest License Plate (CalAgPlate) grant program. This program makes available more than…
Light Brown Apple Moth Quarantine Boundary – San Diego County
…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….
California Agriculture Leads the Nation in Funding for Specialty Crops
…These projects represent an ongoing effort to address food safety practices and minimize outbreaks of foodborne illness by proactive research. The 2014 SCBGP project abstracts are available online at www.cdfa.ca.gov/grants….
Soil Health Takes Main Stage at California State Board of Food and Agriculture Meeting on Oct. 7th
…the agricultural sector,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “Through carbon sequestration and other on-farm practices, farmers and ranchers are protecting the state’s natural resources and assisting in climate change mitigation.”…