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CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHES QUARANTINE TO PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY INTO CALIFORNIA
Español SACRAMENTO, July 16, 2021 – A state exterior quarantine has been declared to prohibit the introduction of the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, into California. Spotted lanternfly was first detected in North American in 2014 in Pennsylvania and...
Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control Manual and Online Decision Support Tool are Available!
Anyone who has spent time dealing with weeds has probably gotten into heated debates with friends, colleagues, and maybe even foes about how best to get rid of these unwanted plants. Many have also had the rude awakening of seeing a weed thought long gone suddenly...
Invasive Species Action Week
It’s Invasive Species Action Week in California through June 13. California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is partnering with other government agencies and environmental groups to discuss the threats posed by invasive species. CDFA’s Report a Pest Program...
International Year of Plant Health
USDA Illuminates the Jamie L. Whitten Building in Green from April 18th to April 21st to Highlight Invasive Plant Pest Disease and Awareness Month The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is observing Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM) and the...
CDFA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PROPOSED PROGRAM FOR UNDERSERVED AND SMALL PRODUCERS
SACRAMENTO, April 8, 2021 - The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Farm Equity Office is seeking public comments on a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the California Underserved and Small Producer Grant...
National Weights and Measures Week – March 1-7
The year 2020 began on a hopeful note – as all new years do. Very soon, however, it transformed into the year that introduced a “new normal” to the world as we know it. That’s why this year’s theme for the U.S. National Weights and Measures Week (March 1 – 7, 2021) is...
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