Sacramento, California - Funded by California Climate Investments, CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) provides financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters in California, resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Friday announced the following appointments:

Sacramento, California - Immigration unrest has unearthed more than a humanitarian crisis; it has also wreaked havoc with our economic stability and our nation’s fundamental ideals based upon respect of the family unit and the right to life, liberty and, the pursuit of happiness. Thursday, yet again Washington’s Congressional leadership postponed a vote on their immigration proposal. In the wake of what has been a dark and disturbing period for America, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) calls for leadership and action.

Sacramento, California - Tuesday’s favorable vote in the Senate Committee on Agriculture advances Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) AB 2106, Sale of California Produce, past its first hurdle in the Senate.  Garcia introduced this legislation at the behest of farmers within in his district who felt that the 5% bid preference under last year’s AB 822 (Caballero/E. Garcia) would not offer enough support from out-of-state competition.

Sacramento, California - California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross joined representatives of the California State Fair on the State Capitol’s west steps earlier today to recognize the Best of Show winners from the 2018 Commercial Wine, Beer, Cheese, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil competitions.

Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture is announcing one vacancy on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board.  The board makes regulatory and enforcement recommendations to the department to help ensure that commercial feed inspections contribute to a clean and wholesome supply of milk, meat, and eggs.