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CDFA ANNOUNCES STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS FOR NEW ALTERNATIVE MANURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PRACTICES
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- Written by David
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Sacramento, California – The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation (OEFI) is conducting workshops to share requirements for proposals for new manure management practices in its Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP).
California Produce Safety Program launches website
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A new website has been launched by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to help California farmers understand how to comply with new food safety regulations known as the Produce Safety Rule, which went into effect nationwide in January.
New source of global nitrogen discovered
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- Written by Kat Kerlin
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For centuries, the prevailing science has indicated that all of the nitrogen on Earth available to plants comes from the atmosphere. But a study from the University of California, Davis, indicates that more than a quarter comes from Earth’s bedrock.
CDFA fertilization guidelines offer insight on a number of crops
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California grows over 400 commodities that account for one-third of the country’s vegetable production and two-thirds of the country’s fruit and nut production. For many of these crops, there are various research and technical articles available that provide fertilization information. However, this information is often hard to find and can take hours of searching the web.
USDA and USTR Finalize Access for U.S. Pork Exports to Argentina
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced the government of Argentina has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. pork to be imported into Argentina for the first time since 1992.
What You Need To Know About President Donald J. Trump’s Success Opening International Markets To U.S. Agriculture
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President Trump is announcing that the Administration has finalized technical requirements to allow the export of U.S. pork to Argentina for the first time since 1992. This announcement concludes a process started by the President in April 2017 when he first raised the issue of U.S. pork exports during a meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri.
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