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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
The $10 billion measure would allocate nearly $4 billion to various water issues and $300 million to programs promoting sustainability practices and helping farmers and ranchers to build climate resilience.
Organizations and researchers can seek funding to improve integrated pest management practices through on-farm demonstrations of biologically integrated farming systems through a $1 million initiative facilitated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis.
More than 30 authors of a CDFA-led study say flexibility is needed from local California groundwater sustainability agencies to allow water availability for cover crops.
California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The California Water Resources Control Board said it still needs more than 40% of the required water usage reports that were due at the beginning of the month.
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.
