…the past three years, that runoff has been allowed to flow unabated to the ocean. Had we been able to store more of that runoff, we could have eased at…
Collaboration with Federal and State Agencies, Rice Growers and Industry Further Protect Endangered Salmon and Steelhead Trout
…standards, the use limitations on California’s on-line database that recommends protective measures for endangered and threatened species and from the management practices the California Rice Commission receives from the Central…
Precision Farming with Sap Sensors
…where Dynamax demonstrated a new sap sensor for trees. A sap sensor is an instrument that monitors the sap flow of a tree. That flow directly correlates with the tree’s…
CA Egg Lawsuit Dismissed
…Hill has more. Egg Lawsuit Dismissed The complicated issue all started several years ago, when a law was passed in California requiring egg producers to uphold chicken housing standards that…
EPA Announces $183 Million to Improve Water Quality, Infrastructure in California
…supply. It will also extend water service to the school to meet all safe drinking water standards, via a 14-inch water main, freeing the school from relying on their existing…
USDA Awards Over $52 Million in Grants to Grow Organic and Local Food Economies
…Organic Research and Extension Initiative, USDA is awarding more than $19 million in grants to help producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards grow and market high-quality organic…
Olive Oil Quality Standards to be Introduced in California
…and oxygen. The standards will be the first in the world to require testing of every lot of oil produced. More information about the new standards may be found at:…
Conservation, Industry Leaders Team Up to Restore Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
…be replaced by rainfall or snowmelt – enough water to satisfy approximately 330,000 average households each year. Similar amounts are lost during floods when significant volumes of water flow out…
Water Use in California – Analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…low-flow toilets and shower heads. Coastal regions use far less water per capita than inland regions—145 gallons per day compared with 276 gallons per day in 2010—largely because of less…
Counties Busy with Drought Meetings
…as others in that state. Added storage is needed but if the extra water stored can’t get through the environmental standards, the money spent on those projects could be wasted….
Shock Factor May Help Conservation Message
…made. Shock Factor May Help Conservation Message California dairies are efficient already due to industry standards but Medeiros says they want consumers to know they are still trying to better…
CDFA benefits from new training initiative that helps State improve efficiency, cut red tape
…of Measurement Standards environmental scientist Kevin Schnepp, and Division of Measurement Standards director Kristin Macey. One of my priorities as secretary is process improvement, looking at all CDFA operations for…
Weird Al video demonstrates creativity, versatility of CDFA IT programming staff
…by CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards, which is responsible for regulating all weights and measures in California. The video reflects CDFA’s philosophy that employees be encouraged to express creativity and…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…policies; establish an international, high-level research platform for food safety research; propose solutions for hazards in the food-industry value chain; and develop models for implementation of international food safety standards…