Monthly Archives: August 2013

News Release – Oriental fruit fly quarantine in Southern California

August 14, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=13-023 A quarantine for the Oriental fruit fly has been declared in the Anaheim area of Orange County and in the Artesia/Cerritos area of Los Angeles County. Multiple adult flies and larvae have been detected on properties in the quarantine zone. Additional information, including a map of the 130-square-mile quarantine zone, is available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/go/OFFq. The zone is centered on the Anaheim (Orange …

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Back To School: MyPlate Helps Teach Our Kids to Make Healthy Choices

August 14, 2013   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

“Back to school” is an exciting time. Summer may be drawing to a close, but our kids miss their friends and they’re filled with nervous energy about all that awaits them. I remember – do you?  Of all the important lessons our students will learn in school, one of the most vital is how to eat healthy and be active …

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Venture aims to be world’s largest aquaponics farm – From the Santa Cruz Sentinel

August 13, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

Native California sturgeon provide an essential element to the aquaponic process Jon Parr and Drew Hopkins are creating in Watsonville. The sturgeon will also be sold to fish markets and restaurants as they grow. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel) ( Shmuel Thaler )   http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/rss/ci_23836792?source=rss   By Donna Jones WATSONVILLE — Hundreds of native sturgeon, the largest no more than six-inches long, swim …

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Hunger and Food Access in the Central Valley

August 7, 2013   State Board of Food and Agriculture President Craig McNamara

Yesterday, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture convened in Fresno to discuss the issue of hunger and food access in the Central Valley. It’s shocking, that the most productive agricultural region in the United States also has one of the highest levels of food insecurity.  California’s great Central Valley is only one example of a national problem – …

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Unusual State Jobs: Seed Botanist – From the Sacramento Bee

August 2, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

http://blogs.sacbee.com/the_state_worker/2013/07/fascinating-jobs-in-the-state-of-california-seed-botanist.html                             This is the second installment in our (Sacramento Bee) series on California state employees whose jobs don’t immediately come to mind when you think of government work. Name: Robert Price Job Title: Associate seed botanist, Department of Food and Agriculture Number of years working with state: …

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CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) unveils new crop fertilization guidelines

August 1, 2013   Asif Maan; Branch Chief; Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services

Over the years, numerous research projects have investigated different aspects of fertilizer management for crops grown in California. In many cases, however, a comprehensive , current, research-based overview of fertilizer management is missing. In an effort to address this, FREP is working collaboratively with researchers at UC Davis to make this  information accessible in a user-friendly way. This project aims to synthesize information from peer-reviewed …

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