Author Archives: Joshua Bingham

ISD Staff Spotlight: Elisa Gollub supports efforts to connect everyone with fresh, California-grown produce that is accessible and affordable

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

NAME: Elisa Gollub, Ph.D. YEARS AT CDFA: Almost 2.5 years PROGRAM: Office of Farm to Fork TITLE: Impact & Communications Lead / Research Data Specialist II USUAL DAILY ACTIVITIES: I try to take a walking break or walking meeting most … Continue reading

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Save the date! FREP/WPH Nutrient Management Conference will be October 27-28 in San Luis Obispo

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

The annual FREP/WPH Nutrient Management Conference will be hosted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) in collaboration with Western Plant Health (WPH) October 27-28, 2021, at the Embassy Suites hotel in … Continue reading

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Food Safety E-Learning Series: attend sessions this week about production agricultural water, view previous sessions about biological soil amendments of animal origin

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

Register now to attend three free, online courses starting this week about production agricultural water. These courses are part of the California Farm Food Safety E-Learning series created by the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, funded by the … Continue reading

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CDFA website highlights actions underway to reduce food waste

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Joshua Bingham
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FREP blog shows results of research project examining biochar as soil amendment to improve nitrogen and water management

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) released a bog post: Research Update: Biochar as a soil amendment. The post, which is part of a “Research Update” series that highlights projects funded by … Continue reading

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Did you know? New scientific methods at CDFA

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

Read the report here. Learn more about CDFA’s Center for Analytical Chemistry. View this original post on the CDFA Planting Seeds blog.

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CA Farm to School Network newsletter highlights CA Farm to School Conference recordings, resources, events, job opportunities

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

The California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) California Farm to School Network released its monthly newsletter. Highlights include: CA Farm to School Conference recordings and resources are available online Farm to School Incubator Grant … Continue reading

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Did you know the Center for Analytical Chemistry developed 20 new scientific methods in FY2019-20?

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

Did you know the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) developed 20 new scientific methods while satisfying the regulatory and monitoring needs of 33 public agencies during fiscal year 2019-20? This and other information … Continue reading

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New members appointed to committee that reviews proposals for annual fertilizer research and education grants

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) welcomes Jan Hopmans, Daniel Rodrigues and Sebastian Saa to the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board (FIAB) Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). FREP also welcomes Jerome Pier as the reappointed TASC chair. TASC is a group … Continue reading

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Spring Quarterly Feed Update newsletter released

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Joshua Bingham

Click here to read the spring 2021 Quarterly Feed Update issued by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Commercial Feed Regulatory Program. Highlights include: Notice to industry: tonnage tax report changes New webpage for human food by-product diversion … Continue reading

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