…drought California State Board of Food and Agriculture president Craig McNamara (far right) in New Yavne, Hamerkaz, Israel. Yesterday we started with an excellent overview of agriculture in Israel presented…
Climate Smart Israel
…to meet our water and climate challenges. The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…
11th-Hour Push for GMO Labeling Standard
…report The Coalition for Safe Affordable Food had a press call with leaders from America’s agricultural and food industries on the need for a national GMO labeling standard. The speakers…
Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Released
…report including National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) National Program Leaders Drs. Deirdra Chester, Dionne Toombs, and Isabel Walls, other U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists, the Millennium Challenge Corporation,…
California Delegation Set to Learn Conservation Strategies
…California State Board of Food and Agriculture The California Climate-Smart Agriculture Policy Mission is funded in part by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program….
2017 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
…to agriculture or food, and 3) have a for-profit business. Agriculture and food businesses include but are not limited to the following: farms and ranches, agricultural technology, value-added food processing,…
Food Safe Technology
…Land of Ours. Food Safe Technology From: USDA Agriculture Research Service Research Project: Intervention Technologies for Minimally Processed Foods Objective: 1. Develop new effective chemical and physical decontamination interventions for…
Two Southern California Firms Honored
U.S. EPA Honors Two Southern California Firms with Green Chemistry Award Five companies were recognized nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized Verdezyne located in Carlsbad and Newlight Technologies in…
WAPA Urges Funding for Biomass Plants
In the wake of the shutdown of numerous biomass plants throughout the state, the Western Agricultural Processors Association (WAPA) sent a letter to the California State Senate and Assembly Budget…
Create Apps for Agriculture
…About Apps for Ag Apps for Ag is a pro-bono endeavor supported by several AgTech hubs around California, and founded by the AgTech Roundtable, whose members include U.S. Department of…
Water Briefing Clarifies ‘Wet’ Winter
…Jones The California Department of Water Resources and Water Education Foundation, in cooperation with the Center for Irrigation Technology, held a water briefing seminar at California State University of Fresno….
This Week’s Agriculture Meetings
A look at this week’s California State Board of Food and Agriculture meetings by Office of Public Affairs The California State Board of Food and Agriculture held two meetings this…
California Farmers Count Every Drop
California Farmers Count Every Drop with Efficient Irrigation Technologies by Andrew McElrone, CA Sub Hub Acting Director / Research Plant Physiologist, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research…
Almond Board: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Partnership
…part of a sustainable solution to periodic droughts and groundwater overdraft. Land IQ, a cutting-edge agricultural technology firm, has built on research and results from UC Davis, the California Department…