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Building Belowground Biodiversity: A Free Webinar for Healthy …

WEBHealthy Soils Week is December 5-9, 2022 More than a quarter of the world’s biodiversity lives belowground, in our soils. And about a third of the biodiversity …

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Healthy Soils Week 2023 — CDFA partners with State Legislature …

WEBCulminating Healthy Soils Week 2023, a hearing on soil biodiversity was held today at the State Capitol in association with the Assembly Committee on Agriculture …

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CDFA to celebrate Healthy Soils Week (Dec 5-9) by promoting

WEBCalifornia Healthy Soils Week 2022 will kick off December 5 with United Nations’ World Soil Day.CDFA and Agriculture and partner organizations from across …

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Healthy Soils Week

WEBThe net benefits of composting and cover cropping were underscored as part of a Healthy Soils Week farm tour, as members of CDFA’s Office of Environmental …

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Innovative collaborations boost soil health outreach — CDFA …

WEBBy Linda J. Forbes Director of Strategic Communications, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources. In 2020, agencies and experts in Colusa County came together …

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CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog

WEBCDFA Secretary Karen Ross is with the California State Board of Food and Agriculture this week for field visits and meetings in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. …

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Guard your Green: Invasive Plant Pests Threaten Your …

WEBUSDA Proclaims April 2024 as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month Our partners at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have …

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Healthy Soils Initiative: A foundation for agricultural sustainability

WEBAsk a shopper where their food comes from, and the answer might be “the supermarket” or “the farmers’ market,” or maybe even “a farm” or “a farmer.&#…

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Governor Newsom proposes more than $70 million for healthy …

WEBNote – As part of Governor Newsom’s proposal, CDFA would receive $10 million in 2020-21, and $1.5 million in 2021-22 and ongoing, to establish a grant program …

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Bees and almonds: a mutually beneficial relationship – from the …

WEBAlmond industry-funded research, along with that of other universities, government agencies, and non-profits informed the Honey Bee Best Management …

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Ag Day tomorrow at State Capitol! – CDFA's Planting Seeds …

WEBPosted on March 18, 2024 by Office of Public Affairs. The annual celebration of Ag Day is tomorrow! The State Capitol grounds will come alive with fresh food, farm animals, and …

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value of California farm and ranch output in 2021

WEBIn 2021, California’s farms and ranches received $51.1 billion for their output. This represents a 3.6 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to …

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Secretary Ross joins members of California State Board of Food …

WEBThis is Public Service Recognition Week (May 5-11), and CDFA Secretary Karen Ross joins the State Board of Food and Agriculture in this video thanking state …

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Vaccinations keeping Salinas Valley farmworkers safe from COVID …

WEBA drive-thru vaccine clinic for farmworkers in Monterey County. Photo from the Washington Post By Laura Reiley and Melina Mara Last summer, coronavirus raged …

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CDFA’s Dr. Stephen Beam steps down after 10 years as chair of …

WEBCDFA’s branch chief for Milk and Dairy Food Safety, Dr. Stephen Beam, stepped down this month after a 10-year term as chair of the National Conference on …

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USDA invests more than $100 million in fruit fly eradication efforts

WEBThe USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is using emergency funding to respond to threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic …

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CDFA releases annual Ag stats report

WEBIn 2020, California’s farms, ranches and plant nurseries earned $49.1 billion in cash receipts, which was down 3.3 percent from the prior year. California’s revenue …

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CDFA recognizes National Farmworker Awareness Week – March …

WEBAs we recognize National Farmworkers Awareness Week (March 25 – 31), we celebrate the essential role farmworkers play in our food system.. CDFA supports …

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Next segment of Proposition 12 takes effect January 1

WEBProposition 12, California’s Farm Animal Confinement Initiative, was approved in 2018 with 63 percent of the vote. The voters enacted Prop 12 for the stated …

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