Monthly Archives: November 2012

Annual fertilizer conference tackles key issues, sets attendance record

November 7, 2012   Rick Jensen, Director of Inspection Services

The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Western Plant Health Association (WHPA) teamed up last week to present the 20th annual Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) conference in Modesto.  Based on attendance alone, it was a great success. More than 260 people attended – a record. Farmers, certified crop advisers, regulators and representatives of fertilizer manufacturers were among those in …

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CDFA Border Stations Help Thwart Recycling Fraud

November 5, 2012   CDFA Staff

A commercial truck entering CDFA’s Truckee border inspection station. Under a $1.432 million interagency agreement (IAA) with CalRecycle, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) agents who review vehicles at border inspection stations have have added a non-agricultural pest to their “no entry” list:  fraudulent recyclers.  The agents are keeping track of recyclable beverage containers being brought in from out-of-state …

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