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Wine Industry News for Nov 04, 2021

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting applications for its Healthy Soils Program. The program incentivizes implementation and demonstration of on-farm soil health practices that sequester carbon,

May 17 , 2021 The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) has welcomed Governor Gavin Newsom’s “$100 Billion California Comeback Plan”, which will allocate a portion of funding to support the food and agricultural industry and invest in drought resiliency efforts. Governor Newsom announced that he plans to make significant investments in California’s Central Valley to promote a healthier, more resilient, food and agricultural system. President Ian LeMay stated, “Over the last several years California’s farmers and ranchers have continued to be faced with unprecedented challeng...

Reaction to governor Newsom’s budget proposal and drought recovery plan The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) reacted to Governor Gavin Newsom’s “$100 Billion California Comeback Plan”, which will allocate a portion of funding to support the food and agricultural industry and invest in drought resiliency efforts. Governor Newsom announced he has plans to make significant investments in California’s Central Valley to promote a healthier, more resilient, food and agricultural system. “Over the last several years California’s farmers and ranchers have c...

It’s an early spring morning at Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova. Shawn Harrison, the farm’s founder and co-director, points out a cobalt blue western bluebird and talks about  a study that found the majority of the birds’ diet consists of insects that are agricultural pests. Their presence and efforts to attract the bluebirds are part of the story of regenerative agriculture unfolding on the farm. Regenerative farming practices integrate the entire ecosystem — building upon the relationships of the natural world — to simultaneously produce healthier, more abun...