Author Archives: Office of Public Affairs

CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards delivers new digital system to simplify registration for licensed agents

July 6, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Division of Measurement Standards has launched its Registered Service Agency (RSA) portal to simplify the registration process for licensed agents and companies that sell, rent, install, service, or repair California’s 1.85 million commercial weighing and measuring devices; including gas pumps, water dispensers, grocery scales, meters, and truck and railroad scales. CDFA’s new online …

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UC Study — drought to cause more than $1.3 billion in losses in Sacramento Valley

July 5, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

A University of California economic study projects that 2022 drought impacts to farm production are likely to cause a loss of about 14,300 jobs and an economic loss of about $1.315 billion in the Sacramento Valley, which is the part of the Central Valley north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The study, “Continued Drought in 2022 Ravages California’s Sacramento Valley …

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California Agricultural Neighbors report outlines collaborative actions for enhanced food safety in Salinas Valley

June 30, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Monterey County Farm Bureau are joining together to announce the release of “California Agricultural Neighbors: neighbor-to-neighbor best practices to help enhance localized food safety efforts.” California Agricultural Neighbors (CAN) was formed in January 2021 to bring together members of the Salinas Valley agriculture community to review what could be done …

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Technology saves on-farm water, increases yields — from KABC-TV, Los Angeles

June 27, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

By Phillip Palmer The amount of water you can save at home is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, but agricultural users are responsible for an estimated 50% of total water used in California. So if they can reduce use, it would be noticeable. “Water is our most expensive input, it’s our most precious input, …

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KTXL Fox 40: Farmer turns to UC Davis-developed tech to conserve water

June 23, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

As the drought continues into the warmer months, farmers are looking for ways to help conserve water while still trying to keep their businesses afloat. One Yolo County grower has found a way to do that using a water monitoring tool that was developed at UC Davis. For the past twenty years, Dan Martinez has managed this vineyard for Berryessa …

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Pollinator Week 2022 – Video: Progress for Pollinators

June 22, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week. To celebrate, CDFA is joining farmers, ranchers and the broader agricultural community in California to recognize the efforts of our state’s growers, gardeners, landscapers and others who have incorporated pollinator-friendly habitat and other measures on their land and in their neighborhoods.

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CDFA encourages summer school meals programs to participate in “F2Summer Week” June 20-24

June 22, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) encourages summer school meal programs to “Get to Know Your Local Farms” during Farm to Summer Week June 20-24. The Teach, Taste and Connect elements of F2Summer Week include celebrating local foods on the summer menu, offering a taste-test in student meals and providing opportunities for children to experience agricultural-based education activities. …

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Farmers On Drought: Nick Boldt – Stone Fruit, Reedley, CA

June 21, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

This summer, CDFA is asking farmers what this drought means for their farms, their families, and their ongoing efforts to reduce water use and improve efficiency. What does this drought mean for your farm? “In a normal year my farm uses a mixture of surface water and groundwater in order to maintain healthy trees. The drought has resulted in severe decrease …

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California Pollinator Coalition Reports Increasing Cooperation Among Ag, Conservation Groups

June 20, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

Members note successful projects in celebration of National Pollinator Week June 20-26 A year after coming together to help make the agricultural landscape more friendly to pollinators, members of the California Pollinator Coalition say they’re gaining momentum, building stronger relationships between agriculture and conservation groups that are already increasing habitat on the ground.  The coalition – created in April 2021 …

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CDFA joins Aemetis in celebrating the commissioning of Biogas to RNG upgrade

June 16, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

On Friday the 10th of June, CDFA’s Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands Virginia Jameson was on-hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony commissioning the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project’s dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) cleanup and compression unit and interconnection with PG&E’s gas pipeline in Keyes, California. This project involves a cluster that, when complete, will include 60 dairy …

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