…•2008 – 35 percent •2007 – 60 percent •2006 – 100 percent Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a drought state of emergency on January 17, 2014 and followed up…
Attorney General Harris ‘Green Lights’ Signature Gathering Effort for High-Speed Rail Funds to Water Storage
…measure neither increases nor decreases the state’s debt payments. Its other fiscal effects on federal, state and local government are unknown. Recent polls show Californians strongly support terminating the Governor’s…
World Ag Expo to Feature Harden, Ross, and Kinoshita on Panel
…programs and support they need. Karen Ross Karen Ross was appointed Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture on January 12, 2011, by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr….
Governor Brown’s Budget Invests in Climate Smart Agriculture
Gov. Jerry Brown Governor Brown’s proposed budget for 2016-2017 would provide a total of $485 million to CDFA for its mission to promote and protect agriculture, including appropriations for invasive…
Dairy Digesters Beneficial to Control Greenhouse Gasses
…was signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on June 1, 2005, established the following targets: • By 2010, reduce GHG emissions to 2000 levels; • By 2020, reduce GHG emissions to…
California Ag Faring Well Considering Drought
…systems. The funding will expand and augment the existing grant and low-interest loan program nonprofit organizations are currently offering through a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program. On Nov. 13, Governor…
Snowpack’s Water Content Far Greater than One Year Ago
…of its 2 million AF capacity, 30 percent of normal for the date. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a drought State of Emergency on January 17, 2014 and directed…
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Climate Change
…a Carbon-Free America that was recently published in National Geographic. Other invited speakers include: Ken Alex, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research; Floyd Vergara, California Air Resources Board; Jenny Lester…
California Drought Always a Possibility
…of those challenges. He says unfortunately drought is something California agriculture will always have to live with. Latest Drought News from Calif. Governor With California facing one of the most…
USDA Announces 2016 Agricultural Outlook Forum
…the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Mitch E. Daniels, Jr., President of Purdue University and former Governor of Indiana will be the dinner speaker. Deputy Secretary Harden will also host a…
Charter of Milan Establishes Important Values for a Sustainable World
…with Stefano Bonaccini, governor of theEmilia Romagna region of Italy (north-central, between Milan and Florence), as well as his Ministers of Industry and Agriculture, and a delegation of about 15…
National Co-op Month: A Reminder of the Cooperative Nature of Food and Agriculture
…are committed to policies that that will allow co-ops to continue to flourish. This is demonstrated by the state’s Certified Farmers Market program, signed into law by Governor Brown during…
New CA Livestock Antibiotic Law Strictest in US
…law in the nation. Governor Jerry Brown said the over use of antibiotics is “an urgent and public health problem” as he signed SB 27 into law. The new law…
Governor Signs CFBF-Endorsed Bill to Streamline Groundwater Adjudication
…the Governor. Together with its companion bill, Senate Bill 226, authored by Senator Pavley (D – Agoura Hills), AB 1390 serves as the Governor’s promised follow-up to last year’s Sustainable…