CDFA and the USDA are continuing their joint project to eradicate a recent outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease (VND) in Southern California. Detections have occurred at a small number of…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…by California Department of Agriculture (CDFA). Once this new FMMO is established, over 80 percent of the U.S. milk supply would fall under the FMMO regulatory framework. FMMOs are legal…
Pest Prevention Programs Allowed to Continue
…as CDFA works to appeal a broader decision preventing the agency from continuing emergency eradication programs. Similar court proceedings have been brought against CDFA and its pest prevention and management…
USDA Under Secretary Ted McKinney meets with California Agricultural Trade Groups
…More than 15 agricultural groups participated in the event and welcomed the conversation with Under Secretary McKinney and his team. This slideshow requires JavaScript. From CDFA Office of Public Affairs…
Produce Safety Program Launches Website
A new website has been launched by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to help California farmers understand how to comply with new food safety regulations known as…
It Only Takes One Person to Spread Invasive Pests
…be moved easily by people, an online federal quarantine tracker by state, and phone numbers for reporting signs of invasive pests. By CDFA Office of Public Affairs /from the USDA…
2018 Leopold Conservation Award Seeks Nominees
…Credit West, American AgCredit, The Harvey L. & Maud S. Sorensen Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and Leopold Conservation Award Alumni. For application information, please visit leopoldconservationaward.org. By CDFA Office of…
California Dairies Becoming Increasingly Energy Efficient
…Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is also incentivizing the further development of on-farm energy efficient technologies through multiple cost-sharing programs. “Because of establishing the Dairy Digester Research and Development Program, we…
Grant Funding Available for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP). The AMMP is one of two programs designed by CDFA…
California Agriculture Day Celebration at the State Capitol
…of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), in collaboration with California Women for Agriculture and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom (CFAITC). CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and CFAITC Executive Director…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 03-19-18
…City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. Argentina lemons will be in the United States shortly and more reaction about the injunction that is keeping CDFA from helping to manage pests….
Full 2016 Crop Year Report, Including Ag Exports
…— $1.83 billion Pistachios — $1.5 billion Tomatoes — $1.33 billion Walnuts — $1.24 billion Oranges — $826 million Link to full 2016 report By CDFA Office of Public Affairs…
CDFA Works to Reinstate Emergency Pest Management Protocols
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is working to reinstate emergency pest management protocols, filing an appeal of a recent Superior Court decision suspending a key portion of…
Food Waste Prevention Week Aims to Raise Awareness About Unused Food
CDFA, in coordination with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, the Strategic Growth Council, the California Department of Public Health, and other partners, is pleased to announce March 5-9,…