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Cool California weather keeps winemakers waiting
Oct 19, 2011 20:51 EDT
CALISTOGA, Calif (Reuters) - Hollywood executive and winery owner Rich Frank says the movie and wine businesses have plenty in common -- especially as this year's late California harvest has winemakers waiting in the wings for grapes to ripen.
Equine herpes outbreak hits Western states
May 19, 2011 16:18 EDT
DENVER (Reuters) - An outbreak of equine herpes in at least six Western states has forced the cancellation of scores of horse events, just as the prime season for riding shows, sales and rodeos is getting under way.
Equine herpes outbreak hits Western states
May 18, 2011 20:42 EDT
DENVER (Reuters) - An outbreak of equine herpes in at least six Western U.S. states has forced the cancellation of scores of horse events, just as the prime season for riding shows, sales and rodeos is getting under way.
Equine herpes outbreak hits Western U.S. states
May 17, 2011 22:43 EDT
DENVER (Reuters) - A outbreak of equine herpes in at least six Western U.S. states has forced the cancellation of scores of horse events, just as the prime season for riding shows, sales and rodeos is getting under way.
Calif. aims to make farmers market fare more local
Nov 17, 2010 03:25 EST
California presses vendors selling at farmers markets to tell the public where food was grown. Officials in California have created a system to let customers know whether food sold at a farmers market actually was grown nearby.
Calif. aims to make farmers market fare more local
Nov 17, 2010 03:15 EST
California presses vendors selling at farmers markets to tell the public where food was grown. Officials in California have created a system to let customers know whether food sold at a farmers market actually was grown nearby.
Calif. aims to boost enforcement of organic rules
Jul 09, 2010 03:51 EDT
California boosts enforcement of organic rules in effort to fight fraud at farmers markets. It's been barely a year since Luis Miranda began selling organic produce at farmers markets near his home in California's Central Valley, but he's already seen every trick in the book.
States woo Calif. dairymen with less regulation
Apr 12, 2010 03:43 EDT
California loses dairy farms as Iowa, Texas, other states lure farmers with less regulation. The number of dairies in California has plummeted by more than 500 in the past decade, with many moving to other states enticing them with promises of lower costs and simpler regulations.
Grape moth threatens Napa Valley growing method
Mar 10, 2010 19:07 EST
Vintners worry destructive moth threatens low-impact growing methods in Napa Valley. When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley ? the nation's premier grape-growing region ? it threatened more than the grapes themselves.
Calif. winegrape harvest jumped 23 percent in 2009
Feb 11, 2010 19:03 EST
California winegrape harvest jumped by 23 percent in 2009, meaning more low-priced bottles. Analysts say wine drinkers will continue to see high quality bottles at low prices following a 23 percent spike in California's winegrape harvest last year.
Calif. dairy farmers get temporary price hike
Dec 17, 2009 11:03 EST
Calif.'s struggling dairy farmers will get a temporary price hike as supplies stabilize. California dairy farmers will be getting a temporary increase in the minimum price they can charge for milk.
Pest finds prompt San Diego County quarantines
Nov 19, 2009 10:44 EST
Quarantines established, expanded after insects are found in San Diego County. State agriculture officials have expanded and established quarantines in northern San Diego County to counter two insect infestations.
Dog finds psyllids in Sacramento FedEx package
Aug 28, 2009 17:52 EDT
Sniff dog finds citrus pest in Sacramento package; tests will see if they are infected. Tests were under way Friday on at least 100 bugs that were found inside a FedEx package and can be carriers of a deadly citrus bacteria.
Dangerous citrus pest found in California
Aug 28, 2009 07:30 EDT
California ag authorities say dangerous citrus pest now found as far north as Los Angeles. A pest that can carry a fatal citrus disease has been found in Los Angeles County, stoking fears that California's $1.6 billion citrus industry could be hit by a potentially devastating threat.
Dangerous citrus pest found in California
Aug 28, 2009 06:31 EDT
California ag authorities say dangerous citrus pest now found as far north as Los Angeles. A pest that can carry a fatal citrus disease has been found in Los Angeles County, stoking fears that California's $1.6 billion citrus industry could be hit by a potentially devastating threat.
TV ad warns Californians about agricultural pests
Aug 17, 2009 03:01 EDT
USDA's buggy TV ad warns about dangers of smuggling fruits and vegetables into California. The pigtailed girl skipping through the peach orchard is not as wholesome as she first appears. Soon she morphs into a swarm of bugs, letting television viewers know that a killer is on the loose.
Pest found in package had citrus disease
Aug 05, 2009 22:09 EDT
Inspectors find potentially devastating citrus virus in psyllid found at Fresno shipping site. Tests on a bug found by a dog sniffing packages at a FedEx facility showed it carried a disease capable of devastating California's citrus industry, agricultural official said Wednesday.
New fruit fly threat in Southern California
Jul 31, 2009 18:23 EDT
California reports 1st detection of white striped fruit fly in Western Hemisphere. An infestation of the white striped fruit fly has been found in Southern California, marking the first detection of the Southeast Asian agricultural pest in the Western Hemisphere, state authorities said Friday.
New fruit fly threat in Southern California
Jul 31, 2009 15:54 EDT
California reports 1st detection of white striped fruit fly in Western Hemisphere. An infestation of the white striped fruit fly has been found in Southern California, marking the first detection of the Southeast Asian agricultural pest in the Western Hemisphere, state authorities said Friday.
California Blocks Importation of Untreated Produce from India
Jun 08, 2009 20:00 EDT
Attorney General targets company for not treating food against pests. California officials have taken steps to stop Bombino Express Worldwide from the "illegal importation" of produce that has not been treated to eradicate the Oriental Fruit Fly or other crop-damaging pests.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| California Department of Food and Agriculture | |
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| Official logo | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1919 |
| Headquarters | 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California |
| Employees | 2,300 |
| Annual budget | $310 million (2007) |
| Agency executive | A.G. Kawamura, Secretary |
| Website | |
| http://www.cdfa.ca.gov | |
