Aug 28, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Dr. Michael Payne, UCD School of Vet Med and Director CDQAP Preventing and responding to national and international criminal threats requires local, state and federal coordination. That was the focus of the 4th Annual Northern California FBI – InfraGard Symposium,...
Aug 28, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Share your perspectives to help develop the statewide agricultural compost strategy! CDFA and CalRecycle are working to develop a statewide agricultural compost strategy to advance compost use in California agriculture. They are looking to include your opinions and...
Aug 28, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Dr. Michael Payne, UCD School of Vet Med and Director CDQAP CDFA’s long-standing practice of maintaining the confidentiality of quarantined farms was upheld in a July 22 ruling by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shelleyanne Chang. California Rural Legal Assistance,...
Aug 28, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By: Deanne Meyer, Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis and UC ANR, dmeyer@ucdavis.edu Think about winter now. This may be difficult with 100 degree days. There’s a 70 percent or better probability of a super El Niño for winter. This could result in high...
Aug 28, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
CDFA and CDRF announced that the final round for project applications for the Dairy Plus program is open now through September 14th. Over $34 million is available with individual projects receiving up to $1.25 million in funding. The Dairy Plus Program is a...
Mar 20, 2026 | Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Dr. Michael Payne, UCD School of Vet Med and Director CDQAP and Dr. Nicki Humphrey, Cattle and Swine Specialist, Animal Health Branch, CDFA Livestock producers remain understandably concerned about reports that the New World Screwworm (NWS) continues to creep...
Jan 30, 2026 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
New World Screwworm: What Has Changed and What California Dairy Producers Should Know By: Nick Kimutis, MPH, Livestock Programs, & Dr. Nicki Humphrey, Cattle & Swine Specialist, Animal Health Branch, CDFA New World Screwworm (NWS) has been the subject of...
Oct 1, 2025 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
It’s “All Hands-On Deck” for USDA and farmers are asked to report suspicious wounds. Last week USDA reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Less than 70 miles from the U.S.- Mexican border, this is the closest detection...
