{"id":2098,"date":"2024-05-23T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2024-05-24T16:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T16:21:32","slug":"cdfas-inspection-services-division-fosters-climate-smart-food-systems-and-maintains-the-integrity-of-the-organic-seal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/23\/cdfas-inspection-services-division-fosters-climate-smart-food-systems-and-maintains-the-integrity-of-the-organic-seal\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA’s Inspection Services Division fosters climate-smart food systems and maintains integrity of organic seal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These snapshots of the 2023 annual report showcase how CDFA’s Inspection Services Division works to elevate climate-smart food systems and maintain the organic seal’s integrity. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD) fosters climate-smart, resilient and regenerative food systems while also maintaining the integrity of the organic seal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISD’s efforts toward climate-smart agriculture include working with industry, academia, government and stakeholders to facilitate innovation, incentivize upcycling of by-products from human food, fiber and biofuel production to livestock feed, and fund research to help farmers maintain environmental stewardship. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of this highlighted in the ISD 2023 Annual Report are the Commercial Feed Regulatory Program<\/a> cohosting a conference about animal agriculture reducing methane emissions and receiving report that the California feed industry diverted 747,903 tons of human food by-products to livestock feed instead of landfills. ISD’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program<\/a> also awarded $653,067 in grant funding to advance California growers’ understanding and implementation of improved nitrogen and irrigation management practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISD’s efforts toward maintaining the integrity of organic agriculture for farmers purchasing fertilizer and consumers buying organic produce include protecting the organic label through enforcement, education and outreach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of this highlighted in the ISD 2023 Annual Report are the California State Organic Program<\/a> conducting 1,779 inspections, the Organic Certification Cost Share Program<\/a> helping producers and handlers reduce the cost of organic certification, the Organic Input Material Program<\/a> reviewing and registering 1,488 organic fertilizer labels, and the OCal Cannabis Certification Program<\/a> overseeing the certification of 22 companies to be able to sell cannabis with an OCal seal signifying it was produced in a way comparable to organic standards of the National Organic Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to view the Inspection Services Division 2023 Annual Report<\/a> for further details. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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