Articles Tagged with ''CDFA''

CDFA has announced a grant to the Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES), which will be used to support a new pest management approach.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, alongside the State Board of Food and Agriculture, is initiating the first of five public listening sessions to help define the term “regenerative agriculture" and also announced $35 million to support greenhouse gas reductions for dairy and livestock operations.

CDFA's Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation recently declared the allocation of over $1.142 million in grants for demonstration projects within its Healthy Soils Program.

In the newest development in a series of fruit fly invasions, fruits and vegetables in portions of Ventura and Los Angeles counties are under quarantine.

CDFA, CAPCA and the University of California's Integrated Pest Management Department will start collecting new in-field data about integrated and sustainable pest management next year as a result of a new $1 million grant.

A sudden infestation of fruit flies across California this year has officials falling back on a reliable insecticide to prevent the spread.

Growers across California are struggling with infestations as pests thrive in a warming climate.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is looking for innovative new Integrated Pest Management Solutions to manage a targeted group of pests that may arrive and spread in the state.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has rolled out its inaugural Racial Equity Action Plan, which aims to serve as a “blueprint for action” for fostering equity within CDFA programs, policies, and practices.

A congressional proposal to bar states from regulating agricultural products produced or manufactured in other states has divided governors and state agriculture officials.