CFBF Annual Meeting Underway

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The California Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting is underway in Reno, Nevada. This year, the California Farm Bureau joins with the Nevada Farm Bureau for a joint meeting California Farm…

Visalia Teacher Honored by Ag in the Classroom

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Visalia, California, teacher Julie Cates is recognized as Outstanding Educator of the Year by California Ag in the Classroom for utilization of The Produce Mom®’s #ProduceChallenge & Find Your Favorite®…

Greater HLB-Resistant Rootstock Released

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California and has been released for commercial use in Florida due to the damage the citrus industry has seen from the disease. The rootstock has been primarily tested in Florida…

HLB Summit Updates California Growers

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…Summit Updates California Growers University of California Davis professor Dr. Carolyn Slupsky talked to growers at the event about the difference between direct and indirect testing methods for HLB. Direct…

Climate Change Report – USDA

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…report: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack USDA Ecologist-Margaret Walsh Peter Backlund, Colorado State University Associate Director, School of Global Environmental Sustainability Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food…

Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris

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…climate change on agricultural production and food security. Secretary Vilsack joined Business for Social Responsibility and Field to Market, a consortium of organizations and businesses working toward agricultural sustainability, for…