Author Archives: Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Corpsmembers disposed of more than 770,000 pounds of fruit to help combat Oriental fruit fly infestation The California Department of Food and Agriculture is used to hard work, like setting quarantines and eradicating fruit fly infestations and other pests that could otherwise threaten the state’s crops, gardens and natural landscapes. For an ongoing Oriental fruit fly quarantine in the Redlands …

CDFA is working with federal partners to allow vaccination of the endangered birds under emergency provisions The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Animal Health and Food Safety Services division is engaged in a cooperative effort to protect endangered California Condors from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) after federal authorities confirmed the disease as the cause of death of several …

On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of the Civil War and the end of slavery. This day in history has been recognized as Juneteenth (“June” + “nineteenth”) and celebrates this turning point toward the end of slavery in the United States. CDFA acknowledges the significance of this holiday in the …

Congratulations to CDFA Undersecretary Jenny Lester Moffitt, who has been confirmed as USDA’s new Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs! We are all so proud of our friend and colleague, Jenny Lester Moffit, who has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Undersecretary for USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs! Jenny joined the CDFA team seven years ago as …