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Monthly Archives: March 2024
Newsletter highlights California Farm to School projects, funding opportunities, community of practice and more
Click here to view the California Farm to School Network March 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
Women’s History Month Spotlight — CDFA’s Natalie Krout-Greenberg
CDFA is proud to continue to spotlight the talented women leaders at our agency, as part of Women’s History Month. Meet Natalie Krout-Greenberg, Director of the Inspection Services Division. Click here to see this original CDFA Planting Seeds Blog post.
Center for Analytical Chemistry shifts cold storage monitoring to state-of-the-art system
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) continuously improves processes and encourages staff to innovate new ways of doing things. For example, CAC recently implemented a new data logger system to automate temperature readings … Continue reading
Apply by March 25 to fill one of three vacancies on Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
CDFA is announcing three vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee. This subcommittee provides technical and scientific advice to the Feed Inspection Advisory Board and CDFA on animal food nutrition, safety and efficacy data review of … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division
Tagged California Feed Industry, CDFA Livestock Drug Program, CDFA Safe Animal Feed Education Program
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FREP-funded research projects offer nitrogen management best practices for California cherries and California wheat
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) annually funds and coordinates research to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizer materials. Since 1990, FREP has funded such research … 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 California Cherry Fertilizer, California Wheat Fertilizer, FREP Database, FREP Grant Program, FREP Research and Project Database
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CDFA awards $11.67 million for urban agriculture projects across California
CDFA’s Office of Farm to Fork is announcing the Urban Agriculture Grant Program — awarding $11.67 million to 33 projects across California that enhance the viability of urban agriculture. “Urban agriculture provides places for community gathering, skills-sharing, workforce development, agricultural … Continue reading