USDA Secretary Perdue makes first official visit to California
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, CDFA
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - I was pleased to travel to Modesto on Sunday, to meet with USDA secretary Sonny Perdue on his first official visit to California! We had a great discussion about Farm Bill programs important to California and other issues like Ag workforce needs, the critical priority of trade, the reasonable implementation of food safety laws, water reliability, and environmental standards that manage to avoid stifling innovation.
USDA NRCS Fire Recovery Programs Continue in California
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- Written by CDFA
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California is continuing to offer assistance to landowners affected by recent catastrophic wildfires. The assistance, provided through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) covers erosion control and water quality practices on eligible cropland, rangeland and nonindustrial private forestland.
CDFA accepting new proposals for soil carbon sequestration management practice
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- Written by IVN
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI), in coordination with the agency’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel, is now accepting new proposals for soil carbon sequestration management practices for inclusion in its Healthy Soils Program (HSP).
State animal ID rules aim to assure livestock health
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- Written by CDFA veterinarian Rebecca Campagna
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - The ability to quickly trace movements of sick animals or animals exposed to disease is essential to maintain the health of California’s livestock. Individual animal identification and accurate record keeping are the foundations of animal disease traceability.
Acting Governor Newsom Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
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- Written by IVN
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today ordered state flags to be flown at half-staff and issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas:
Southern California Auto Dealership Group to Pay $1.4 Million for Violating FTC Order Requiring Clear Financing and Leasing Disclosures
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- Written by IVN
- Category: California News
Washington, DC - A Southern California-based auto dealership group will pay $1.4 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a 2014 administrative order prohibiting it from misrepresenting how much consumers could pay to finance or lease a vehicle.
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