Items Tagged with 'CDFA'

Seven demonstration projects are set to split $1.12 million in funding through a program designed to improve soil health throughout California.

The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California (GSA) has appointed Victor Ramirez as the new vice-chair and Greg Beach as the new secretary of the board of directors.

CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is accepting public comments for its draft request for grant applications for the Pollinator Habitat Program.

Interested parties have about two-and-a-half weeks to offer input on the best approaches for the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program’s request for applications.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture cannot enforce the state’s animal housing law for pork products against certain parties until six months after it issues final regulations, a state court judge has ruled.

Western Growers (WG) plans to bring high level ag-tech classes to California college students. The group has received a $750,000 grant from CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to bring training to an estimated 2,750 students in community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.

The Department of Conservation is collecting input from Californians as it drafts guidelines for the new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program it will launch with $50 million of state funding next spring.

With the new budget providing additional funding to some of California’s climate-smart ag programs, the Food and Ag board heard from experts about how to ensure the money strengthens and expands the impacts of funded projects.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is making money available through programs aimed at boosting the specialty crop industry.