Monthly Archives: September 2018

Citrus Dogs – Can specially trained pooches sniff out Huanglongbing? From the Fresno Bee

September 18, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

By Robert Rodriguez They’ve been used to detect drugs, bombs and bugs. Now a team of specially trained dogs will put their wet noses to work in California, sniffing out a fatal citrus disease with the potential to cripple the state’s $3.4 billion citrus industry. The crew of 19 canines and their trainers have spent months getting ready for what …

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Ag production data for 2017 show value increase in California

September 17, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released its first production data summaries for 2017 in California, with a total for the year of $50.13 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion from 2016, or six percent. The ERS also provided an upward revision its production figure for 2016, changing it from $46.04 billion to $47.4 billion. Please note that the …

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The Netherlands joins California and France in Global Soil Health Challenge

September 14, 2018   Office of Public Affairs
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Climate Smart Agriculture – Alternative Manure Management Program

September 14, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

The Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap and Trade dollars to work reducing GHG emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment. The AMMP is one of a number of projects up for discussion at this week’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco. …

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California and France Announce Soil Health Commitment at the Global Climate Action Summit

September 13, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

Today, at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, the government of California announced the launch of a Global Soil Health Challenge in partnership with France. The challenge calls on governments across the world – both national and sub-national – to include programs that restore soil health under their national plans to meet their targets under the Paris Agreement. …

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Climate Smart Agriculture – SWEEP saves water, reduces greenhouse gas emissions

September 13, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

One of the Climate Smart Agriculture programs operated by CDFA and up for discussion at this week’s Global Climate Action Summit is the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP). This program is one of several at CDFA supported by California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the …

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Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture: a “California Conversation” brings leaders, innovators together

September 12, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

The Global Climate Action Summit is September 12-14 in San Francisco. The affiliated Scaling Up Climate Smart Agriculture Event in Sonoma County is connecting climate stakeholders including farmers and ranchers, multinational corporations, foreign governments and non-governmental organizations to further the role of agriculture in climate discussions.

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Climate Smart Agriculture and California’s Healthy Soils Initiative

September 12, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

The discussions underway at the Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture and Global Climate Action Summit events this week include the critical importance of healthy soils. California’s Healthy Soils Initiative is a collaboration of state agencies and departments, led by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, to promote the development of healthy soils. A combination of innovative farm and land management practices contribute to building adequate …

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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross calls on Ag Stakeholders to step-up as climate events begin

September 11, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

   

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Video – Cow power key component in Climate Smart Agriculture

September 11, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

With Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture and Global Climate Action Summit events taking place this week in Northern California, CDFA offers this encore presentation from its award-winning Growing California video series. “Cow Power” is the story of an anaerobic digester in use at New Hope Dairy in Sacramento County. This renewable energy approach is one of the focal points of CDFA’s …

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