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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 07, 2024
At the California Department of Water Resources’ event marking the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act’s 10th anniversary, some of the state officials who developed the legislation talked about what they would change in the writing.
California Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross says challenges the state faces – such as an influx of foreign pests and the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza across dairies – offer areas of unique technological opportunity.
The $10 billion measure would allocate nearly $4 billion to various water issues and $300 million to programs promoting sustainability practices and helping farmers and ranchers to build climate resilience.
Organizations and researchers can seek funding to improve integrated pest management practices through on-farm demonstrations of biologically integrated farming systems through a $1 million initiative facilitated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis.
More than 30 authors of a CDFA-led study say flexibility is needed from local California groundwater sustainability agencies to allow water availability for cover crops.
California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The California Water Resources Control Board said it still needs more than 40% of the required water usage reports that were due at the beginning of the month.
