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date: 2024-05-22, from: Calfifornia Dept. Aggriculture blog
California, home to an astonishing variety of plants, animals and other organisms, is a global biodiversity hotspot. Conserving this rich biological diversity requires creativity and collaboration. In 2018, the California Biodiversity Initiative was launched to secure the future of our … Continue reading
https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=27787
date: 2024-05-21, from: Calfifornia Dept. Aggriculture blog
With approximately 270 attendees at the UC Davis State of the Science Summit: Strategies to Reduce Livestock Methane, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, kicked off the two-day event (May 21-22) this morning at UC Davis. Hosted … Continue reading
https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=27821
date: 2024-05-21, from: Calfifornia Dept. Aggriculture blog
As interest in regenerative agriculture continues to grow, we are seeing the introduction and evolution of the term in California policies and programs. From references in legislation to inclusion in government programs, as well as policies promoting local food systems … Continue reading
https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=27808
date: 2024-05-20, from: Calfifornia Dept. Aggriculture blog
CDFA Environmental Program Manager Dr. David Morgan (top left), who oversees the department’s Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Division Biological Control Program, recently hosted a tour of the Mount Rubidoux Field Station in Riverside for Advanced Placement Environmental Science students … Continue reading
https://plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov/wordpress/?p=27792
date: 2024-05-20, from: Calfifornia Dept. Aggriculture blog
May 20 is World Bee Day! Celebrate with us! 🐝🌼 Bees are essential to California’s agriculture and ecosystems. Did you know that California is home to 1,600 species of bees? While you might think of bees being social, most are … Continue reading