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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Subscribe to monthly California Farm to School Network newsletter!
Click here to view the California Farm to School Network January newsletter. The California Farm to School Network includes farm to school practitioners and enthusiasts statewide. Visit the CDFA Farm to School Program webpage to subscribe to these monthly updates that include … Continue reading
CDFA-funded research project examines water and nitrogen management for vegetables in low desert
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) has released another installment of its Research Update series that highlights projects funded by the FREP annual Grant Program. Project Title: Efficient Water and Nitrogen Management Practices … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), CDFA Inspection Services Division
Tagged FREP Grant Program, low desert water and nitrogen management, Mixed Baby Leafy Greens Production Systems, Nitrogen and Water Management, Nitrogen Management
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Secretary Ross joins FDA commissioner to discuss strategies to enhance food safety
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf met to take a tour of Gotham Greens in Davis (top photo) before attending a roundtable discussion at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) … Continue reading
Apply by March 13 to fill vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board (FIAB). This board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to CDFA to help ensure that commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division
Tagged California Feed Industry, Commercial Feed, Feed Inspection Advisory Board, FIAB (Feed)
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CDFA awards $650,000 for research and education projects to improve irrigation and nutrient management
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is announcing $653,067 in grant funding for three projects to advance California growers’ understanding and implementation of improved nitrogen and irrigation management practices. This funding is … Continue reading
USDA grant to help with nutrition incentives at farmers’ markets, small retailers
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced that a USDA Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant of $12.9 million will fund nutrition incentives at Certified Farmers’ Markets and small retailers throughout California. The grant will help … Continue reading
CDFA bids a fond farewell to Steve Patton, retiring after 45 years with Inspection Services Division
Friends and colleagues at CDFA and throughout the state’s agricultural community are joining in congratulating Inspection and Compliance Branch Chief Steve Patton on his retirement last month. He put in 45 years of dedicated and loyal service at CDFA. Steve … Continue reading