Articles Tagged with ''California Department of Food and Agriculture''

Agriculture groups and state-level agencies are calling on the Agriculture Department, the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to give rendering a greater role in their proposed strategy for reducing food loss and waste.

Katie Little has joined the California League of Food Producers as the new director of government affairs and Daniel Mathieson has been tapped as the next president of the Americas for Driscoll’s.

An advisory board to guide CDFA on the Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program has an opening that the department hopes to fill sometime next year.

Irrigation expert Atef Swelam has joined the staff at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) as the director of Kearney and West Side Research and Extension Centers.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has initiated the 2023 Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program.

Grants to expand the development of urban agriculture in California are now open, giving interested applicants until mid-October to vie for $12 million in funding.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices that might be considered in an upcoming calculation tool for two state programs.

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting pre-proposals from researchers to study food additives’ ability to reduce livestock emissions.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is accepting applications for projects in climate smart technical assistance.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, Animal Health and Food Safety Services is looking to fill multiple seats on the Cattle Health Advisory Task Force and the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board.