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Cow Power! Dedication of first dairy digester in CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program

November 17, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston joined the celebration today in Fresno County for the dedication of a new dairy digester at Open Sky Ranch – the first digester in CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program. The program is one of several at CDFA supported by the state’s greenhouse gas reduction fund, which is made possible by cap-and-trade funding. CDFA contributed …

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Climate Smart Agriculture Online Webinar: Israel & California to Discuss Recycled Water Use on November 9

November 3, 2016   Jessica Rudnick, CDFA Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation

California and Israel share similar climates and challenges as it relates to food and farming. As California potentially enters a sixth consecutive drought year – how we manage and use agriculture water will be all the more important. Join the conversation as farmers, research scientist and government representatives in Israel and California discuss the extent, development and potential of recycled water …

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Why industrial farms are good for the environment – op-ed in the New York Times

September 27, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

By Jayson Lusk, professor of agricultural economics, Oklahoma State University There is much to like about small, local farms and their influence on what we eat. But if we are to sustainably deal with problems presented by population growth and climate change, we need to look to the farmers who grow a majority of the country’s food and fiber. Large …

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CDFA collaborates on draft ‘Vibrant Communities and Landscapes’ plan to help meet climate change goals

September 19, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

Note – CDFA is a collaborative partner in an effort to meet a mid-term greenhouse gas reduction reduction target for California of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. CDFA is joining with the following agencies: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, California Environmental Protection Agency, California Natural Resources Agency, California State Transportation Agency, California Health and Human Services Agency, California …

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Climate Smart Agriculture Online Webinar: Netherlands & California Discuss Saline Agriculture

August 17, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

Last month CDFA hosted a climate smart agriculture webinar in partnership with the Netherlands and the University of California’s World Food Center addressing salinity in specialty crops within California’s Central Valley and along coastal areas. The webinar is now available online with included presentations. Saline agriculture, the ability to produce crops with brackish water and in high salinity soils could …

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Hmong farmers getting help from UC Cooperative Extension to weather the drought – from UCANR

August 3, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

By Jeannette Warnert, UC Agriculture & Natural Resources After the Central Valley Hmong Agriculture radio show aired, the phones at the UC Cooperative Extension office in Fresno County were buzzing non-stop with farmers anxious to apply for state grants to improve irrigation systems and energy efficiency. Michael Yang, UCCE Hmong agricultural assistant, has hosted the one-hour show each Tuesday afternoon …

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Governor Brown issues order to continue water savings as drought persists

May 9, 2016   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Executive Order Aims to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life in California SACRAMENTO – Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures, including permanent monthly water use reporting, new permanent water use standards in California …

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Video: Earth Day @ CDFA

April 22, 2016   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Happy Earth Day from CDFA! This video provides a brief look at just a few of the programs and projects at the California Department of Food and Agriculture that help farmers protect the environment. From healthy soils and dairy digesters to alternative fuels and beneficial bugs, we are working toward a future when every day is Earth Day.

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Safeguarding California – Climate Change Implementation Action Plan for Agriculture

March 9, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

With the release this week of the State’s Safeguarding California: Implementation Action Plans, the work of CDFA is detailed along with other state government agencies working to adapt to climate change. Excerpts: CDFA has developed outreach and incentive programs such as the Healthy Soils Initiative, the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), and the Dairy Digester Research and Development …

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State Water Action Plan Updated to Reflect Two Years of Progress

January 14, 2016   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

Efforts to Achieve Sustainable Water Resources Tracked and Detailed SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – The Natural Resources Agency, Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Environmental Protection Agency today announced an updated California Water Action Plan that incorporates two years of significant progress toward sustainable water management and an implementation report that tracks and details that progress. The Administration’s water policy …

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