…Addressing FSMA California Almond Board Director of Quality Assurance and Industry Services, Tim Birmingham, says the FDA has been willing to hear comments and adapt to keep the impact on…
CDFA benefits from new training initiative that helps State improve efficiency, cut red tape
…opportunities to increase efficiency and, ultimately, improve our service to the people of California. It’s a key provision in CDFA’s Strategic Plan, recognizing that we have business relationships with many…
Citrus Industry This Week: Antimicrobial Projects; Retail Efforts
Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week from Florida includes updates on FDOC retail efforts and CRDF antimicrobial projects. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe free and view…
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…
Effectiveness of ACP Traps
Trapping for Asian citrus psyllids is not an exact science. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman tells us how a tree went undetected for some time in Tulare County. Effectiveness of ACP…
Global Food Safety Agreement Signed by China and UC Davis
…Forestry University in Shaanxi province, and the University of California, Davis, today signed a memorandum of agreement that lays the groundwork for establishing the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food…
USDA Selects 36 Energy Facilities to Accept Biomass Deliveries
…(f/k/a Snowflake White Mountain Power) Forest Energy Corporation California Burney Forest Power Pacific Ultrapower-Chinese Station HL(Honey Lake) Power Company Rio Bravo Rocklin Collins Pine Company Thermal Energy Development Partnership, LP…
Tulare County Approaching ACP Peak
Tulare County Ag Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita says Tulare County’s Asian citrus psyllid situation has leveled off as the quarantine boundary grows in small increments. Like many others, trapping for psyllids…
Citrus Meeting Tomorrow in Tulare County
…with Tulare County. Bob Blakely with California Citrus Mutual explains more. Meetings are planned for this week to give growers more information. You can get detailed meeting information at citrusinsider.org….
More Help for Drought Stricken Communities
Crawford The drought in California continues and USDA is pledging more money to help communities whose drinking water is threatened. Gary Crawford reports with Richard Howitt. More Help for Drought…
Help for Rural Californians Suffering Through Drought
…other rural California communities that have experienced a significant decline in the quantity or quality of drinking water due to an emergency. The nearby city of Farmersville, California is receiving…
USDA Provides Aid to 73,000 Rural Californians Impacted by Drought
…$310 million to help 345,000 rural Californians receive improved water or wastewater services. As California suffers through this drought, the Administration has taken action to help those struggling to cope…
USDA/NRCS Video: Cover Crops and Water Infiltration of Soil
…Solano and Yolo Counties, California. From its micro-irrigation system suspended in the trees (emitters protected) to its on-site walnut processing plant fueled by biogas from the walnut hulls, Dixon Ridge…
Wells Drying Up In Tulare County
Marilyn Kinoshita Like many counties in California, growers’ wells in Tulare County are starting to run dry. AgNet West’s Taylor Hillman has the story. Wells Drying Up In Tulare County…