HLB Quarantines have slightly increased over 2019, but a recent expansion was of considerable size. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced a new Huanglongbing (HLB) disease quarantine expansion in Southern…
Proceeding with Caution in Hemp Industry
…kind of see how it plays out in the future.” Joshua Kress, Pest Exclusion Branch Chief for the Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services Division at CDFA, explained to the…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 12-17-19
…cost, details of the China U.S. trade deal, and three integrated pest management projects that are being funded by the CDFA. Tune in to the show for these news stories,…
Proactive IPM Projects Tackle Weevils, Leafminers, Midges
…project received almost $350,000 from CDFA, and the California Avocado Commission additionally donated nearly half of that total to the project. Researchers will look at pheromones, natural predators, and identify…
Dairy Quota Program Will Not ‘Cease and Desist’
…made the claim that the QIP has no regulatory or lawful reason to exist. “STOP QIP has determined that the CDFA’s current enforcement of QIP/QAP is without legal basis,”…
Healthy Soils Week Kicks Off in Sacramento Today
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is joining government partners, NGOs, and private industry members in celebrating California’s Healthy Soils Week, which begins today and runs through December 6. …
New HLB Quarantine Initiated in San Bernardino County
…has yet to be any HLB detected in any commercial groves. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has a host of resources available to monitor detections around the…
Donations Help Fund Livestock Pens for Emergency Use
…from 50 individuals and companies allowed the foundation to contribute $75,000 toward purchase of the portable livestock pens. With additional funds from CDFA, a total of 280 pens were acquired….
CDFA Makes Selections for Climate Smart Agriculture Funding
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 33 organizations to receive a total of $2.1 million in grant funding, for Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance awards. The recipients of…
Five Steps to Eliminate Nutria Threat
…financial support from various grant funding, CDFA is implementing a five-phase process for nutria eradication that consists of survey, knockdown, mop-up, verification, and surveillance. CDFW staff have been working the…
USDA Rule Puts Pressure on California to Finalize Hemp Regulations
…and the regulations that were just released,” Huntsinger noted. A bill recently signed by Governor Gavin Newsom requires that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) submit a hemp…
Preparing for The Next Round of Livestock Methane Reduction Funding
…of Food and Agriculture through the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program and Alternative Manure Management Program sometime in early 2020. CDFA is expecting applications to be due sometime in…
Improving Nutrient Management in California
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program and the Western Plant Health Association recently held their annual Nutrient Management Conference where attendees heard two…
Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
…another 90,000. First responders from several different departments are working to control the fire while multiple agencies including the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) are working to provide…