Author Archives: Joshua Bingham

CA Farm to School Network newsletter offers statewide updates on projects, events, funding & more

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

Click on the graphic above to view the July California Farm to School Network newsletter and subscribe to automatically receive future newsletters. The California Farm to School Program is part of the Office of Farm to Fork in the California Department of Food and … Continue reading

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CDFA awarded $100,000 Farm to School Grant from USDA to host regional gatherings

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $100,000 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) in the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program. This is part of USDA awarding $14.3 million to … Continue reading

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Midyear Update: California Agricultural Neighbors progress with food safety goals

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

As a collaboration with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and Monterey County Farm Bureau, California Agricultural Neighbors (CAN) continues to make progress on adjacent land interactions to better understand and manage potential risk intersections when produce growers, cattle … Continue reading

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Inspection Services welcomes summer intern and congratulates her for California Women for Agriculture scholarship

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD) welcomes summer intern Tonantzin Ortiz and congratulates her for recently earning a Salinas Valley Chapter of California Women in Agriculture (CWA) Agricultural Studies Scholarship. “As part of CDFA’s … Continue reading

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Check out and subscribe to CA Farm to School Network newsletter for community, ideas, funding opportunities, events & more!

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Joshua Bingham
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CDFA Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program discussed in podcast

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA Environmental Scientist and Certified Crop Advisor Nicole Nunes – of the agency’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program – recently participated in a podcast for MyAgLife about CDFA’s Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program. During the podcast, Nunes discusses the … Continue reading

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CDFA State Organic Program accepting applications for federal reimbursement of organic certification costs for 2023/24 period

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) State Organic Program (SOP) announces that any certified organic operation in California that received or renewed organic certification through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on or between Oct. 1, 2023, and … Continue reading

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FDA and Partners in Southwest Growing Region Share Findings from Multi-Year Environmental Study

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

The study highlighted below was initiated following a 2018 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Southwest growing region and represents one of the largest environmental microbiology research efforts to date. Multi-year environmental studies are designed to shed light … Continue reading

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CDFA’s California Nutrition Incentive Program benefits shoppers and farmers at Certified Farmers’ Markets

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

CDFA’s California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) supports shoppers using nutrition benefits such as CalFresh by empowering them to increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables at participating Certified Farmers’ Markets and retail outlets. For every benefit dollar spent, shoppers receive … Continue reading

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Judge upholds $1.89 million penalty against Agro Research International LLC for adulteration and mislabeling of organic fertilizer

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing that an administrative law judge has upheld a penalty of $1.89 million plus investigative costs against Agro Research International, LLC, for adulteration and mislabeling of registered organic fertilizing material AGRO … Continue reading

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