CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability
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Official account of CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability. Supporting ag production by incentivizing innovative climate-smart practices.
Joined August 2019
RT @CDFAnews: 🪲 The Insect Pavilion is buzzing at the 2025 @CAStateFair. From stick bugs to pollinators, explore biodiversity, invasive spe….
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RT @CDFAnews: 🌡️CDFA reminds the agricultural community to take safety precautions during a heat wave. High temperatures exceeding 100 degr….
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RT @CDFAnews: Secretary @agsecross visited @BragaFresh last week to learn more about their regenerative farming program—part of their commi….
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Grant opportunity! @CDFAnews is offering $500,000 for research + solutions to tackle invasive agricultural pests using Adaptive IPM strategies. Apply now! . 🔗. #AgGrants #IPM #SustainableAg #InvasivePests
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CDFA’s AMMP has funded 170 projects to cut methane from dairies by managing manure sustainably. 💲$106M awarded, 📉1.4M metric tons CO₂ reduced! 🌟#ClimateSmartAg #CDFA #ManureManagement #CaliforniaDairy #SustainableFarming
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Dairy cows are efficient recyclers, upcycling nutrients from food waste like almond hulls, keeping them out of landfills and reducing climate impact. @DairyCouncilofCA
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Small actions in your garden can greatly impact our planet! 🌼 Plant native, go pesticide-free, support wildlife, save water, adapt to climate change, and garden like nature. #NativePlants #PollinatorFriendly #CaliforniaGardening #SustainableLandscaping #Calscape
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Farmers and ranchers know the land doesn’t follow the clock—it follows the sun. The #summersolstice reminds us of nature’s calendar and our role as stewards of the earth.
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CA's Pollinator Habitat Program boosts biodiversity and soil health for sustainable growth. Learn more:
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A new study from @ucriversideofficial shows dairy digesters can cut methane emissions by 80%! 🚜🔥 This Tulare County farm joins 130+ in CA turning waste into clean energy. ✅ Proof that digesters work! #ClimateChange #Sustainability.
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This Dairy Tried to Capture Its Methane. It Worked
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California is a fruit paradise! ☀️🍓 Early summer means orchards are bursting with flavor: 🍒 Cherries, 🍑 Peaches, 🍈 Melons, 🍓 Berries, 🥑 Avocados. What’s your favorite summer fruit? 🍓🍑🍉 Drop it in the comments! ⬇️ 📷 @cagrownofficial
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Celebrate Pollinator Week! 🌼 This year’s theme, “Pollinators Weave Connections,” highlights the vital role of bees, butterflies, bats, and more in our ecosystems. Let's appreciate these important species! #PollinatorWeek
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Summer’s heating up—and so is the harvest! ☀️🌱 Here’s what’s in season in California: 🍅 Tomatoes, 🌽 Sweet corn, 🥒 Zucchini, 🥒 Cucumbers, 🍆 Eggplant, 🫑 Bell peppers, 🫘 Green beans, 🥬 Lettuce. Support local farmers and taste the difference! 🌿
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June is #NationalDairyMonth! 🎉 Celebrate California, the dairy powerhouse: 🐄 #1 in milk, butter, ice cream & nonfat dry milk, 🧀 #2 in cheese & yogurt. In 2021, CA dairies produced 41.9B lbs of milk, contributing $8.13B to the economy. Raise a glass to our dairy families! 🥛.
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RT @CDFAnews: 🌱 It’s National Learn About Composting Day! 🌱.Ever wonder where your banana peels go? 🍌♻️.Watch this video to see how green b….
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Today, May 29, is National Learn About Composting Day! Ever wonder what happens to the banana peels and yard clippings you toss in the green bin? In this video, Dana Yount, an environmental scienti…
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RT @CDFAnews: 🧠💚 This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross shares an important message: mental health support for agricul….
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In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Secretary Karen Ross shares an important reminder about the emotional well-being of our farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers — especially in imm…
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RT @UCDavisCLEAR: Starting Day 2 off with words of gratitude from Secretary Karen Ross at @CDFA_OARS! Today’s cup is filled with gratitude….
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Today is World Bee Day! 🐝 A reminder of the vital role bees and pollinators play in our ecosystems. 🌍 California hosts 1,600 bee species! At @CDFAnews, we enhance biodiversity and agriculture through our Pollinator Habitat Program. Here’s a native bee on a seaside daisy! 🌼
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Switching from groundwater to surface water has saved Kautz Family Farms thousands in energy costs & conserved resources. Find out how SWEEP grants support real change! 🎥 Watch the video to learn more: #EfficientIrrigation.
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