Monthly Archives: June 2019

#CDFACentennial – Centennial Reflections video series with Richard Rominger

June 6, 2019   Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone. Today we continue with the Centennial Reflections video series, featuring CDFA employees remembering their histories, and the agency’s.

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Drones to replace fireworks at California State Fair

June 4, 2019   Office of Public Affairs

From a California State Fair news release Drone light shows will replace fireworks at the California State Fair, July 12-28, 2019. Drones along with swarm technology will be utilized to light up the night skies around Cal Expo to choreographed music, creating stunning visuals and patterns that will provide entertainment to fairgoers. The drone light shows will replace the traditional …

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Not just a bunch of hot air – methane reduction projects making significant difference in combating climate change

June 3, 2019   Office of Public Affairs

By CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt California dairy and livestock operations play a significant role in mitigating and preventing climate change and are doing their part to champion sustainable practices. In 2016, SB 1383 (Lara) established a statewide goal of reducing methane reductions by 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030. This includes methane reductions in California’s dairy and livestock …

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California residents urged not to move citrus material this summer due to harmful plant disease – From the Orange County Breeze

June 3, 2019   Office of Public Affairs

California residents are being urged to avoid transporting citrus fruit during the upcoming summer travel season due to the highest-ever threat of a deadly citrus tree disease called Huanglongbing (HLB). HLB is spread by a tiny insect, the Asian citrus psyllid, as it feeds on citrus tree leaves. The small pest can have devastating consequences to California’s citrus trees – …

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