Mar 28, 2019 | CDFA
SACRAMENTO, February 21, 2019 – Beginning this week, thousands of California produce farmers will receive a letter from CDFA containing important information about on-farm food safety inspections that will begin this spring for a number of fruit, nut and...
Jan 15, 2019 | CDFA
Full statistics now available for crop year 2017Posted on January 7, 2019 by CDFA Office of Public AffairsThe California Agricultural Statistics Review for crop year 2017 has been released. It reports that California’s farms and ranches received more than $50 billion...
Oct 29, 2018 | CDFA
Constituent Update October 19, 2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two draft guidance documents to help farmers and fresh-cut produce processors better understand what they need to do to meet requirements established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization...
Oct 24, 2018 | CDFA
Changes to Proposed Cannabis Regulations – October 2018 (NEW) The state’s three cannabis licensing authorities recently announced changes to the proposed cannabis regulations published to the California Regulatory Notice Register on July 13, 2018. These proposed...
Oct 17, 2018 | CDFA
CDFA joins in Firewood Awareness Month CDFA joins the rest of the nation in observing the designation of October as Firewood Awareness Month. We are providing a video on the invasive species risk of moving firewood as well as tips from our Division of Measurement...
Sep 27, 2018 | CDFA
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR 2019 SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS SACRAMENTO, September 24, 2018 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Specialty Crop Block Grant...