Author Archives: Office of Public Affairs

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CDFA’s Drought Resources web page stands as a valuable tool for farmers and ranchers seeking information about drought assistance programs. The page features links to the USDA’s Farm Services Agency and contact information for other USDA offices that could be of assistance to farmers and ranchers harmed by the drought. Information will be added and updated as it becomes available.

By Gosia Wozniacka Excerpted Last summer, veteran organic farmer Scott Park was bewildered when he surveyed his vast tomato, corn, and sunflower fields. Before planting the crops on 350 acres he had radically cut down on tilling the soil, planted cover crops twice, and let goats graze the land. And he was sure he’d see excellent yields. The undisturbed soil …

A broad array of organizations from across California’s agricultural and environmental landscape today announced a working coalition to address their shared commitment to the health of wild and managed pollinators. The Coalition is focusing on increasing the value working lands provide to our environment, to benefit biodiversity and farmers alike. The California Pollinator Coalition, convened by Pollinator Partnership, the California …

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a constituent update today—FDA Takes Two Important Steps to Advance the Safety of Leafy Greens—farmers, researchers and regulators are urged to collaborate on many fronts to understand and prevent foodborne outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infections in the United States with a confirmed or suspected link to leafy greens. …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announces FSA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) signup is reopened as of April 5, 2021, as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Farmers and ranchers will have at least 60 days to apply or make modifications to existing CFAP 2 applications. FSA also announces the availability …

Did you know that “food recovery” means preventing waste by recovering as much wholesome food as possible for people in need? Did you know that “food upcycling” is the re-use of food or food byproducts to create new ways of feeding people and animals while minimizing food waste? Both of these concepts are presented in this video on the California …

Secretary Ross: “This is about helping to solve the biggest challenge of our time. Nothing’s more rewarding than to be able to grow food and feed people, but to be able to do this and solve these problems and to be able to improve not only nutrition for people, but the health of our planet… who wouldn’t want to be …

By Jerry Brown and Miles Reiter Jerry Brown was the governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. Miles Reiter is a berry grower and the chairman and chief executive of Driscoll’s. This week, in the case of Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about a historic California law that gave farmworkers the right to …

March 31st is a state holiday to remember the commitment of Cesar Chavez to respect and honor the work of farmworkers and their contribution to California agriculture. Today and every day, we thank farmworkers for all they do to bring food to our tables. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, CDFA has played a role supporting our #essentialfarmworkers through …