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California plans to equip fairgrounds for emergency response

05/31/23 7:05 AM By Jana Rose Schleis

California is taking steps to use fairgrounds across the state during national disasters and emergencies. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has announced $89 million in grants to the Fairgrounds Resilience Centers Program.

California asparagus farmers confronted with high labor costs, international competition

05/10/23 7:10 AM By Lydia Johnson

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Asparagus production in the Golden State has plummeted and farmers are turning to unique varieties and new marketing avenues to continue producing the crop.

$12.25M awarded to restore California pollinator habitat

03/15/23 7:04 AM By Lydia Johnson

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The Pollinator Habitat Program, an initiative of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation, has awarded grants to 10 organizations.

CDFA awards $13.2 million for conservation agriculture planning

02/08/23 7:10 AM By Lydia Johnson

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A total of 103 projects in California have received Conservation Agriculture Planning Grant Program awards.

California records double-digit decline in statewide pesticide use

02/01/23 8:06 AM By Lydia Johnson

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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation reports decreases in the year-over-year and ten-year average of statewide pesticide applications.

USDA allocates more than $70M to support Plant Protection Act projects

01/25/23 7:05 AM By Lydia Johnson

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Funding will mitigate pests and diseases harmful to the agriculture industry, including a NOW SIT research project.

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CDFA invests in irrigation, nutrient management projects

01/11/23 7:08 AM By Spencer Chase

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Three projects are splitting more than $650,000 in grant funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to help the state’s producers better understand methods to improve their nitrogen and irrigation management.

Farm Hands West: Dockstader appointed to California Farm Water Coalition

01/11/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Gina Dockstader has been appointed to serve on the California Farm Water Coalition and Mike Stephan has been elevated to vice president of sales and business development at Monterey Mushrooms.

CDFA to convene pesticide discussion

12/07/22 8:09 AM By Spencer Chase

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture plans to facilitate a broad conversation next week that could have major implications for the state’s approach to pesticide governance.

Comment period opens on California climate-smart program

12/07/22 8:04 AM By Spencer Chase

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California officials are seeking comments on a funding availability for programs aimed at helping producers adapt their operations through climate-smart approaches.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Jim Matheson - NRECA

This week's Open Mic guest is Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Demand for electricity is growing across the nation because of data centers and other demands at the same time that coal fired power plants are being taken off-line. Matheson says the base load of electricity is running close to capacity in many areas of the country and vulnerable to failure in summer and winter weather extremes. He discusses why cooperatives need finances to restore electric generation and transmission following growing weather extremes in the nation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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