Sep 7, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Take the Survey! To demonstrate to consumers that the dairy industry’s sustainability efforts are working, we need a baseline. That’s why the California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) is funding UC Cooperative Extension to collect benchmark data. The short survey...
Jul 14, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
CDFA funds CDRF research to pave the way for emergency carcass composting. By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Director, CDQAP Every producer who has experienced a rendering service disruption has shared the same frustration. When the...
May 23, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Joint FBI – USDA training offers farmers and ranchers guidance on how to protect against accidental and deliberate threats. Landing at Atlanta’s Hartsfield International, an airline traveler from Ecuador was relieved of part of the family’s celebratory reunion...
May 23, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Law enforcement has developed a developed a flyer on responding to suspicious drone activity. Criminals are using drones to scout rural property for equipment to steal, and animal rights activists use drones to gather video footage at dairies and ranches. A CDQAP...
May 23, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Interested In Applying? Start Gathering Info Now! Dairy producers that are interested in applying for the new Dairy Plus+ Program grant dollars should watch for CDFA announcements in their trade association, processor newsletters and other communications this month....
May 4, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Apply now, deadline is June 16 Last Wednesday NRCS announced that $2 Million had been allocated for flood recovery efforts in California. Funding can be used to repair existing EQIP projects or install new ones. Funding is limited and the deadline for application is...
May 4, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Wondering how you can help? CDQAP, NMPF & USDA all have resources. May is national Mental Health Awareness month and between flooding, activists, milk prices and passing of friends, there is no shortage of stress for California farmers. CDQAP – CDQAP has...
May 4, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
After 37 years of service to the dairy industry, George Salsa returns home. George Salsa died on Monday, May 1st of natural causes. That day the dairy industry and the CDQAP family lost one of their truest friends and greatest assets. The grief we share in the...
Apr 21, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Vet. Medicine; Director, CDQAP Producers impacted by historic storms are still struggling to recover, even as they face the continued threat of flooding from spring snow melt. On April 11, USDA and CDFA delivered a webinar...
Feb 28, 2023 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Vet. Medicine; Director, CDQAP Producer’s wanting to reduce antibiotic use should consider Selective Dry Cow Therapy, but it won’t be for everyone. Since the 1940s, as human medicine’s dependence on antibiotics has...
