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Secretary Ross, Senator Lara help unveil revamped digester facility at Open Sky Ranch Dairy

October 1, 2018   Office of Public Affairs
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Oldest known cheese found in Egyptian tomb – from Smithsonian

August 30, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

By Katherine J. Wu Last month, archaeologists cracked open a tomb excavated in Alexandria, Egypt, revealing three skeletons bathing in an crimson pool of sludgy sewage. In response, tens of thousands around the world immediately petitioned for the right to sip from the freshly uncorked casket of amontillado (a sherry wine). (Spoiler: It hasn’t worked out.) But fear not, coffin connoisseurs: There’s a new artisanal …

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Bakersfield dairy farmers embrace climate smart technology

February 27, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

For second generation dairy farmer Felix Echeverria, dairy farming is a family affair. His father, an immigrant from Spain’s Basque country, began milking cows in Southern California in the early 1950’s. Since then, Mr. Echeverria and his brother Johnny, have spent most of their mornings on dairy farms, waking early to milk the cows, put out the feed and check …

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How To Cool Your Cow: Researchers Test New Methods To Protect Cows From Heat – from Capital Public Radio

September 29, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

By Sally Schilling During California heat waves, dairy farms use a lot water and energy to keep their cows cool. UC Davis researchers are trying out new techniques that use less resources. Over in the UC Davis dairy barn, scientists try to find a cooling method that’s just as effective as spraying the cows with sprinklers and using fans. Theresa …

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Update on climate change programs from CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation

August 30, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

CDFA recently issued this newsletter to provide updates about programs in its Office of Environmental Farming Initiatives. The Healthy Soils Program OEFI has a new program that aims to improve soil health by increasing soil carbon and reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions through several specific management practices, such as no-till and compost application methods. CDFA has $6.75 million to fund …

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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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Young African leaders visit CDFA to learn about agriculture, energy and the environment

August 11, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

UC Davis hosted 25 Young African Leaders as part of the Mandela Washington Fellowship in July as part of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative. For two of these young leaders, the trip to California also included a visit with CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI). Fatima Ademoh from Nigeria and James Kakeeto from Uganda visited CDFA on July 27 to …

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“Say Cheese!” the latest video from the Growing California series

December 22, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

“Say Cheese!” is a profile of the Fiscalini Cheese Company of Modesto, California. This is the latest segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown.

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Modesto Bee editorial: Pope, farmers have more in common than they know

June 19, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

From the Modesto Bee editorial board: Two stories caught our interest this week that centered on folks who might not seem to have much in common – Pope Francis and some Central Valley farmers. The first story was a look at the document first leaked, then released, by the Vatican containing Pope Francis’ plea for all of mankind to take …

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Study: California dairy industry contributes $21 billion to state’s economy, stimulates ripple effect of $65 billion

May 18, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

From the California Milk Advisory Board: New study conducted by University of California Agricultural Issues Center shows significant impact of state’s leading agricultural commodity Cementing its place as California’s most important agricultural commodity by farm revenue, California farms sold about $9.4 billion worth of milk while the dairy industry contributed approximately $21 billion in value added to the gross state product …

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