Invitation to the "Trek to the Tree" Ceremony
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- Written by Colleen Bathe
- Category: California News
Kings Canyon National Park, California - Are you looking for something fun to do with your family and friends to celebrate the holidays? Would you like to honor those who fought and died for our freedom? If so, you are invited to attend the 90th Trek to the Nation’s Christmas Tree ceremony on Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Kings Canyon National Park.
Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Document for the Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project
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- Written by Shane Hunt
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final environmental document for the Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project in El Dorado County, California.
Delivering on Climate Smart Agriculture
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- Category: California News
Sacramento, California - Our trip to the Netherlands is just the start of greater collaboration with the Dutch in addressing climate change in the agricultural sector. The innovations in water use, green house technology, and saline agriculture are practical on-farm solutions that can assist California’s farmers. We have coherent and very similar trends - the convergency of technology and applied research in the farming sector that not only addresses current market demands, but helps position growers to meet the needs of a growing world population.
Asian citrus psyllid quarantine expands
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Sacramento, California - A portion of Kern County has been added to an existing quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of multiple ACPs in and around the cities of Bakersfield, Arvin and Taft. A total of 1,146 square miles are now under quarantine in Kern County.
Secretary Ross and the Netherlands Minister of Agriculture sign Letter of Intent on Agricultural Cooperation
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Hague, Netherlands - Secretary Ross and the Netherlands Minister of Agriculture sign Letter of Intent on Agricultural Cooperation:
The Taste and Feel of Climate Smart Agriculture
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
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Valthermond, Netherlands - In the village of Valthermond in the east of the Netherlands, we visited Wageningen University‘s demonstration farm. Wageningen UR, like UC Davis, is one of the leading agricultural research universities in the world. Here, innovative practices on water and nutrient management as well as soil health are being field tested on the farm – as an incubator for new farming practices that can not only benefit the Netherlands but also has the potential to address food security across the globe.
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