California Department of Food and Agriculture

Blue Diamond Growers Applauds Biden's Nominee for USTR Chief Agriculture Negotiator

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Diamond, Knowledge, USDA, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture, United States free-trade agreements, California Department, View, LinkedIn, Industry, Policy, Senate, Multimedia, Instagram, Twitter, Blue Diamond Growers, Trump administration farmer bailouts, Vegetable, Farmer, Leadership, Mastic (plant resin)

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Blue Diamond Growers, the world's leading almond marketer and processor, applauds the nomination of Elaine Trevino for United States Trade Representative Chief Agriculture Negotiator.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Blue Diamond Growers, the world's leading almond marketer and processor, applauds the nomination of Elaine Trevino for United States Trade Representative Chief Agriculture Negotiator.
  • "Elaine's focused leadership provided remarkable support and recognition for California almond growers throughout her tenure at the Almond Alliance.
  • Mark Jansen, CEO
    Blue Diamond Growers, a grower-owned cooperative representing over 3,000 of California's almond growers, is the world's leading almond marketer and processor.
  • To learn more about Blue Diamond Growers, visit www.bluediamond.com and follow the company on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and Twitter .

Temporary import requirement for fall 2021: some romaine from parts of California must be tested for E. coli

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Movement, Food safety, Lettuce, Regulation of food and dietary supplements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, MRA, California Department of Food and Agriculture, CFIA, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, SAFE FOODS, California Department, FFV, Documentation, ILAC, Vegetable, Escherichia coli, Property management, Medical device, Poultry, Cereal

From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli illnesses in the United States and Canada.

Key Points: 
  • From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks of E. coli illnesses in the United States and Canada.
  • Approximately 40,000 shipments of romaine lettuce or salad mixes containing romaine lettuce were imported into Canada from January to December 2020.
  • In Canada, there have been seven documented outbreaks of illnesses associated with romaine lettuce, and 16 recalls of romaine lettuce or products containing romaine lettuce due to E. coli O157:H7 from 2010 to 2019.
  • In 2020, the CFIA imposed temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley between October 7 and December 31.

'The Office' Star Brian Baumgartner And Afro-Latinx Actress/Writer & Netflix's 'Gentefied' Star Julissa Calderon Join The Creators Of 'got milk?' In Parody News Ad Campaign

Retrieved on: 
Monday, August 23, 2021
California Department, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Twitter, Calcium, Vitamin, Instagram, Shoe, Parent, Life, Love, California Milk Processor Board, Milk, Internet, Millennials, Laughter, Criticism of Netflix, Office, Nutrient, News, SAN, Black Hispanic and Latino Americans, Culture, Gentefied, Humour, Public relations

For its latest campaign, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creator of the iconic 'got milk?

Key Points: 
  • For its latest campaign, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creator of the iconic 'got milk?
  • Sometimes it's hard for them to know what's fact and what's fiction; what's based on evidence and what's just opinion.
  • As a brand that has always lived on the cusp of popular culture, the 'got milk?'
  • The "Never Doubt What You Love" news team also features Afro-Latinx actress/writer & Netflix's 'Gentefied' star Julissa Calderon as its 'got milk?

New Research from Harvard Explores Link Between Walnut Consumption and Life Expectancy

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 19, 2021
California Department, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Degenerative disease, Life expectancy, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Religion, Department, Civil and political rights, Longevity, Mortality, Communication, Sex, Letter, USDA, Total, Knowledge, Disability, Person, Harvard University, Research, Man, Assistant, Health, Ageing, Death, ALA, Diet, CDFA, Multimedia, CWB, Independence Avenue, Risk, CWC, Magnesium, Nursing, Eating, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Color, Public health, Stroke, Exercise, COVID-19, Woman, View, Income, Dietary supplement

Based on this data, the researchers were able to identify associations between walnut consumption at varying levels and different health indicators related to longevity.

Key Points: 
  • Based on this data, the researchers were able to identify associations between walnut consumption at varying levels and different health indicators related to longevity.
  • All of these factors could influence life expectancy, however, the researchers adjusted for these aspects in their analysis.
  • The growers and handlers are represented by two entities, the California Walnut Board (CWB) and the California Walnut Commission (CWC).
  • Association of Walnut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality and Life Expectancy in U.S.

Aemetis Selects Construction Company to Build 32 Mile Biogas Pipeline

Retrieved on: 
Friday, August 13, 2021
Carbon, Zero, Forward-looking statement, California Energy Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Natural gas, Department, Compliance, Renewable natural gas, CO2, California Department, Time, CA, MBE, Phrase, SEC, Annual report, Oil, RNG, Corn oil, News, CARB, California Air Resources Board, Professional, Weather, SAF, NASDAQ, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Machado, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, California Department of General Services, Minority business enterprise, Business, SBE, General Services Administration, GLOBE, Acquisition, Security (finance), Methane, United States Forest Service, Ethanol, Construction, Fossil fuel, Renewable energy

CUPERTINO, CA, Aug. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today that it has awarded a construction services contract to Machado & Sons Construction Inc. (“Machado & Sons”) to build the Company’s 32-mile biogas pipeline extension connecting multiple dairy digesters throughout Stanislaus and Merced Counties in California. The pipeline will transport the renewable biogas from the dairies to the Aemetis biogas upgrading facility at the Aemetis ethanol production plant in Keyes, California, where the biogas will be transformed into commercial-grade RNG for use as a carbon-negative transportation fuel for trucks, buses and cars.

Key Points: 
  • The pipeline will transport the renewable biogas from the dairies to the Aemetis biogas upgrading facility at the Aemetis ethanol production plant in Keyes, California, where the biogas will be transformed into commercial-grade RNG for use as a carbon-negative transportation fuel for trucks, buses and cars.
  • After a procurement process that included proposals from ten pipeline construction companies, Aemetis selected Machado & Sons due to their extensive experience in utility-grade pipeline construction, as well as their successful completion of a separate CO2 pipeline from the Aemetis ethanol production facility in Keyes to the CO2 liquification gas plant built in 2019.
  • Machado and Sons is also currently engaged as a key construction contractor for the Aemetis biogas upgrading facility.
  • The pipeline is part of the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project which is developing a network of lagoon digesters connected via a biogas pipeline to produce renewable natural gas (RNG).

Abundant Wealth Strategies Founder and CEO Melissa Attanasio Earns the Women's Choice Award®

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Attanasio, California Department of Food and Agriculture

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Abundant Wealth Strategies , a generational wealth advisory firm for high-net-worth individuals, announces that their Founder and CEO, Melissa Attanasio, CFP, CDFA, MAFF has been recognized as a leading expert for females in the finance industry for 2019.

Key Points: 
  • LAS VEGAS, Oct. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Abundant Wealth Strategies , a generational wealth advisory firm for high-net-worth individuals, announces that their Founder and CEO, Melissa Attanasio, CFP, CDFA, MAFF has been recognized as a leading expert for females in the finance industry for 2019.
  • Attanasio became a CDFA professional in 2005 and founded Divorce Strategies Group in order to fulfill the needs of her clientele.
  • Melissa Attanasio, CFP, CDFA, MAFF is the Founder and CEO of Abundant Wealth Strategies and Divorce Strategies Group .
  • Abundant Wealth Strategies is a wealth advisory firm founded in 1992.

California Dairy Quality Assurance Program Celebrates 20 Years

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Food and drink, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Dairy, Dairy farming in Canada, Milk, Dairy Council of California

Recognizing a need to respond and be proactive, a committee of dairy producers, government agency representatives, industry leaders, and university specialists gathered to create the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP), ensuring high-quality milk production and continuous improvement in environmental stewardship.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing a need to respond and be proactive, a committee of dairy producers, government agency representatives, industry leaders, and university specialists gathered to create the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP), ensuring high-quality milk production and continuous improvement in environmental stewardship.
  • It was also a prime opportunity to demonstrate the commitment of the California dairy industry to producing high quality, safe products, in an environmentally friendly, animal-care conscience manner.
  • Initial funding was provided by the California Farm Bureau Federation, California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF).
  • When dairy producers nationwide launched a new animal care verification program, the CDQAP provided California producers with education and tools to support participation.