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Year 2009 Press Releases

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Press Release Date:
12/24/2009
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CDFA09-101:
STATE VETERINARIAN CLEARS SANTA’S REINDEER TO ENTER CALIFORNIA
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12/16/2009
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CDFA09-100:
STATE APPROVES TEMPORARY INCREASE FOR STRUGGLING DAIRY FARMERS
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12/9/2009
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CDFA09-099:
CDFA WEB SITE IS TOPS IN CALIFORNIA
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12/3/2009
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CDFA09-098:
DON’T GET TAKEN TO THE WOOD SHED
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12/2/2009
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CDFA09-097:
SECRETARY KAWAMURA ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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12/2/2009
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CDFA09-096:
HOLIDAY CONSUMER ADVISORY: ALWAYS CHECK RECEIPTS
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11/24/2009
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CDFA09-095:
QUARANTINE EXPANDS FOR ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID
Press Release Date:
11/24/2009
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CDFA09-094:
CONSUMER ALERT FOR DEL NORTE COUNTY: SOME CHRISTMAS TREES FROM CURRY COUNTY, OREGON MAY NOT BE ALLOWED IN CALIFORNIA
Press Release Date:
11/18/2009
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CDFA09-093:
QUARANTINES ESTABLISHED IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY AND ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID
Press Release Date:
11/17/2009
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CDFA09-092:
USDA ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT EXPORTS OF CALIFORNIA GROWN PRODUCTS
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11/12/2009
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CDFA09-091:
STATE BOARD TO FOCUS ON AG VISION AT NOVEMBER 18, 2009 MEETING
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11/6/2009
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CDFA09-090:
California Does Not Have HLB Citrus Disease
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11/3/2009
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CDFA09-088:
MEDFLY INFESTATION DETECTED IN FALLBROOK
Press Release Date:
10/30/2009
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CDFA09-087:
STATEMENT FROM CDFA SECRETARY A.G. KAWAMURA, RECOGNIZING JOHN CONNELL ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM STATE SERVICE
Press Release Date:
10/29/2009
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CDFA09-086:
CDFA ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON FEED AND FERTILIZER ADVISORY BOARDS
Press Release Date:
10/26/2009
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CDFA09-085:
STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TO FOCUS ON DAIRY SECTOR AT UPCOMING MEETING IN SACRAMENTO
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10/19/2009
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CDFA09-084:
CALIFORNIA RECEIVES $16.3 MILLION IN SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS
Press Release Date:
10/7/2009
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CDFA09-083:
STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE CALLS SPECIAL WATER MEETING; AGENDA CALLS FOR ACTIONABLE SOLUTIONS ON STATEWIDE DROUGHT
Press Release Date:
9/30/2009
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CDFA09-082:
SECRETARY KAWAMURA APPOINTS KRISTIN MACEY AS COUNTY/STATE LIAISON
Press Release Date:
9/29/2009
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CDFA09-081:
STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY KAWAMURA ON USDA HEAT WAVE DISASTER DESIGNATION
Press Release Date:
9/28/2009
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CDFA09-080:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE CITRUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
9/29/2009
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CDFA09-079:
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED IN ESCONDIDO
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9/22/2009
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CDFA09-078:
STATEMENT FROM SECRETARY KAWAMURA ON USDA DISASTER DESIGNATION
Press Release Date:
9/16/2009
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CDFA09-077:
CALIFORNIA FAIRGROUNDS PROVIDE KEY SUPPORT FOR WILDFIRE RESPONSE
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9/15/2009
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CDFA09-076:
MEDFLY INFESTATION DETECTED IN ESCONDIDO
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9/14/2009
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CDFA09-075:
SECRETARY KAWAMURA URGES FARMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN USDA BIOMASS PROGRAM
Press Release Date:
9/9/2009
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CDFA09-074:
"FRESH APPROACHES TO FERTILIZING TECHNIQUES" REFLECTS THEME OF NOVEMBER CONFERENCE
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9/9/2009
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CDFA09-073:
60 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD CONTINUES ON MOTH EIR
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9/3/2009
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CDFA09-072:
ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID TREATMENT SCHEDULED FOR LOS ANGELES
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9/2/2009
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CDFA09-071:
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE FOR ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID
Press Release Date:
9/1/2009
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CDFA09-070:
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE SECRETARY CONGRATULATES SACRAMENTO “SNIFF DOG” TASSIE AND HER HANDLER
Press Release Date:
9/1/2009
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CDFA09-069:
ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID TREATMENT SCHEDULED FOR SANTA ANA
Press Release Date:
8/28/2009
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CDFA09-068:
ORANGE COUNTY PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE FOR ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID
Press Release Date:
8/28/2009
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CDFA09-067:
SNIFF DOG FINDS ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLIDS AT SACRAMENTO PACKAGE FACILITY
Press Release Date:
8/26/2009
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CDFA09-066:
ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLID DETECTED IN LOS ANGELES
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8/25/2009
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CDFA09-065:
COMMENT PERIOD CONTINUES FOR LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
Press Release Date:
8/25/2009
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CDFA09-064:
ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLIDS DETECTED IN ORANGE COUNTY
Press Release Date:
8/25/2009
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CDFA09-063:
MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY ERADICATED FROM SPRING VALLEY AREA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Press Release Date:
8/20/2009
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CDFA09-062:
ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY DETECTED IN ELK GROVE AREA OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Press Release Date:
8/19/2009
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CDFA09-061:
NEW DETECTIONS OF LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH EXPAND QUARANTINE AREA
Press Release Date:
8/18/2009
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CDFA09-060:
USDA IMPLEMENTS FARM STORAGE FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM
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8/18/2009
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CDFA09-059:
GUAVA FRUIT FLY TREATMENT BEGINS IN CALABASAS/AGOURA HILLS AREA
Press Release Date:
8/10/2009
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CDFA09-058:
SURVEY FOR ASIAN CITRUS PSYLLIDS IN FRESNO TOMORROW
Press Release Date:
8/5/2009
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CDFA09-057:
QUARANTINES IN PLACE IN LA VERNE AREA FOR WHITE-STRIPED FRUIT FLY AND ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY
Press Release Date:
7/31/2009
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CDFA09-056:
COMMENT PERIOD OPENS FOR THE LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH PROGRAM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
Press Release Date:
July 31, 2009
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CDFA09-055:
WHITE STRIPED FRUIT FLY INFESTATION DETECTED IN LA VERNE AREA OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Press Release Date:
July 31, 2009
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CDFA09-054:
NEW DETECTIONS LEAD TO EXPANDED QUARANTINE FOR LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH
Press Release Date:
7/29/2009
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CDFA09-053:
CDFA AND SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT ON ILLEGAL PLANT IMPORTATION
Press Release Date:
7/22/2009
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CDFA09-052:
Light Brown Apple Moth Declared Eradicated from Santa Barbara County
Press Release Date:
7/21/2009
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CDFA09-051:
ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY INFESTATION DETECTED IN LA VERNE AREA OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Press Release Date:
7/20/2009
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CDFA09-050:
INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA APPOINTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
7/16/2009
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CDFA09-049:
STATE BOARD TO REVIEW CDFA FISCAL AND PROGRAM POLICIES AT MONTHLY MEETING
Press Release Date:
July 14, 2009
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CDFA09-048:
GUAVA FRUIT FLY ERADICATION BEGINS IN GARDEN GROVE / ORANGE / SANTA ANA AREA
Press Release Date:
7/13/2009
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CDFA09-047:
MEXICAN FRUIT FLY ERADICATED FROM CALIFORNIA
Press Release Date:
7-8-09
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CDFA09-046:
USDA SELECTS PROJECTS FOR FUNDING THROUGH COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
Press Release Date:
7/7/2009
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CDFA09-045:
FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESS FOOD EXPORTERS
Press Release Date:
7/2/2009
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CDFA09-044:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCY ON THE FERTILIZER INSPECTION ADVISORY BOARD
Press Release Date:
7/1/2009
Press Release Subject:
CDFA09-043:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
7-1-09
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CDFA09-042:
ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY ERADICATED FROM CALIFORNIA
Press Release Date:
6-30-09
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CDFA09-041:
USDA AWARDS NEARLY $200,000 IN GRANTS TO CALIFORNIA
Press Release Date:
6/17/2009
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CDFA09-040:
DROUGHT IMPACTS TO BE DISCUSSED IN MENDOTA
Press Release Date:
6/8/2009
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CDFA09-039:
BOMBINO EXPRESS FORCED TO STOP ILLEGALLY IMPORTING PRODUCE THAT MAY BE INFESTED WITH CROP-DAMAGING PESTS
Press Release Date:
June 3, 2009
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CDFA09-038:
MEDFLY QUARANTINE SET IN MIRA MESA
Press Release Date:
6/3/2009
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CDFA09-037:
LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH QUARANTINE SET IN DAVIS, YOLO COUNTY
Press Release Date:
5/18/2009
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CDFA09-036:
DAVOOD GHODS RECEIVES STATEWIDE AWARD FOR ‘VISIONARY’ WORK IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Press Release Date:
5/18/2009
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CDFA09-035:
AGENCIES ASK BOATERS TO ‘CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY’ FOR HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Press Release Date:
5/13/2009
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CDFA09-034:
CDFA DEPUTY SECRETARY OF LEGISLATION AND POLICY RAYNE PEGG APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR OF USDA’S AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
Press Release Date:
5/12/2009
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CDFA09-033:
USDA ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTION
Press Release Date:
5/11/2009
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CDFA09-032:
FIRE UPDATE: EARL WARREN SHOWGROUNDS SERVING AS BASE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND SHELTER FOR EVACUATED ANIMALS, FROM HORSES AND GOATS TO POSSUMS AND PARAKEETS
Press Release Date:
5/7/2009
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CDFA09-031:
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 15 FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE CALIFORNIA INVASIVE SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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5/4/2009
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CDFA09-030:
USDA OFFERS $10.9 MILLION TO HELP REDUCE AIR QUALITY EMISSIONS
Press Release Date:
5/1/2009
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CDFA09-029:
NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR STANDARDIZATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
4/28/2009
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CDFA09-028:
CDFA WORKING WITH STATE & FEDERAL AGENCIES ON SWINE FLU
Press Release Date:
4/27/2009
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CDFA09-027:
STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE TO DISCUSS DROUGHT IMPACTS
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4/22/2009
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CDFA09-026:
FARMERS, RANCHERS ELIGIBLE FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES
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4/22/2009
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CDFA09-025:
SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM BEGINS IN MAY
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4/14/2009
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CDFA09-024:
STATE ENCOURAGES FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN FEDERAL DROUGHT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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4/13/2009
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CDFA09-023:
NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR THE CALIFORNIA INVASIVE SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
4/9/2009
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CDFA09-022:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE SHIPPING POINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
4/8/2009
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CDFA09-021:
CDFA PARTNERS WITH CENTER FOR PRODUCE SAFETY TO INVEST IN FOOD SAFETY PROJECTS
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4/6/2009
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CDFA09-020:
CDFA SECRETARY KAWAMURA REMINDS FARMERS OF EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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4/3/2009
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CDFA09-019:
CDFA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR $15 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF SPECIALTY CROPS
Press Release Date:
3/25/2009
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CDFA09-018:
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER HONORED WITH “GOLDEN CHECKMARK” AWARD FOR FOOD SAFETY
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3/19/2009
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CDFA09-017:
PEOPLE-POWERED SMOOTHIES, SNIFF DOGS AT AG DAY 2009
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3/16/2009
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CDFA09-016:
DETECTIONS EXPAND QUARANTINE FOR LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH
Press Release Date:
3/13/2009
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CDFA09-015:
CDFA ANNOUNCES VACANCY ON THE FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
3/5/2009
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CDFA09-014:
EXPORT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CALIFORNIA FARMERS, RANCHERS AND FOOD PROCESSORS ANNOUNCED
Press Release Date:
3/5/2009
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CDFA09-013:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE AVOCADO INSPECTION COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
3/4/2009
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CDFA09-012:
NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR CERTIFIED FARMERS’ MARKET ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
3/4/2009
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CDFA09-011:
NATIONAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WEEK
Press Release Date:
2/24/2009
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CDFA09-010:
CALIFORNIA MARE TESTS POSITIVE FOR CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS (CEM)
Press Release Date:
2/19/2009
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CDFA09-009:
DROUGHT TOPS AGENDA FOR STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Press Release Date:
2/11/2009
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CDFA09-008:
SECRETARY KAWAMURA ESTABLISHES SPECIALTY CROP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Press Release Date:
2/10/2009
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CDFA09-007:
CALIFORNIA INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL ANNOUNCED AT WORLD AG EXPO
Press Release Date:
1/16/2009
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CDFA09-006:
CALIFORNIA AMONG 39 STATES TESTINGS HORSES FOR A CONTAGIOUS REPRODUCTIVE DISEASE
Press Release Date:
1/16/2009
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CDFA09-005:
DROUGHT AND WATER DELIVERY LIMITATIONS FOCUS OF STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MEETING
Press Release Date:
1/16/2009
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CDFA09-004:
SECRETARY KAWAMURA ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF THE EQUINE ADVISORY TASK FORCE
Press Release Date:
1/16/2009
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CDFA09-003:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES VACANCIES ON THE SEED ADVISORY BOARD
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1/8/2009
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CDFA09-002:
CDFA Issues Statement On Avocado Commission Audit
Press Release Date:
1/5/2009
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CDFA09-001:
NEW ABC TV SHOW HIGHLIGHTS INVASIVE PESTS

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