CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division

- Inspection & Compliance
- Feed, Fertilizer & Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services
- Center for Analytical Chemistry
- CDFA Office of Farm to Fork

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Farm to School benefits small farms like Old Grove Orange in Redlands 🍊😃🍊⤵️
https://t.co/MwYRgFwtzw

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

🫒 Happy National Olive Day – June 1! 🫒
Today, we celebrate one of California’s most iconic crops. California leads the nation in olive production, thanks to our amazing weather, fertile growing regions, and the hard work of dedicated growers and farmworkers. 🌞🌿

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

These ride-along events provide a great opportunity for CAC chemists to connect field sampling to the analysis performed in the laborato­ry 🥬🔬⤵️ https://t.co/nABzntAqcA

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

ISD Staff Spotlight: Farm to School Network Regional Lead Jenn Rogge fosters connections between local producers and school food authorities 🍎🍓🍉🍊🍏🥕🥦 ⬇️
https://t.co/3XgS7RoaRO

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

🍓 May is National Strawberry Month! California leads the nation in strawberry production, harvesting 2.77 billion pounds valued at $3.68 billion. From coastal fields to tables across the United States.
⬇️ https://t.co/f3ClZwoFWy

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

California has been growing artichokes for more than 100 years but their popularity didn't happen by accident. 🌱 Today, they’re California’s official state vegetable - and still one of the most unique crops grown in the Golden State. 💚
@cagrownofficial
https://t.co/mSIIP2oddm

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross spoke to attendees of the 2026 Association of Fruits & Vegetables Inspection & Standardization Agencies (AFVISA) Conference on Wednesday, May 13 🔎⤵️
https://t.co/kxyAtMmJ4Y

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Center for Analytical Chemistry Environmental Scientist Wendy Huang was recently shadowed on the job by Folsom High School junior Jayson Thi. Such job shadowing activities have the potential to change the career trajectory of the younger generation 😀⤵️
https://t.co/xck9E2a12C

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Fertilizing Materials Inspection Program Workshop offers assistance to industry stakeholders 🌱🌱⬇️
https://t.co/Q2iFVwtlxV

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Check out this report of a field visit to a CDFA-funded research project that uses outreach, education and technical assistance to facilitate grower adoption of winter cover cropping for nitrogen scavenging on CA's Central Coast 🌱🌱🌱⤵️
https://t.co/70CW9oLm4y

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Inspection & Compliance Branch's major accomplishments in 2025 include establishing a Food Safety Auditing Unit, launching no-cost PSA Grower Trainings and promulgating regulations for new Certified Mobile Farmers' Markets 🥇🎉⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Feed, Fertilizer & Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch major accomplishments in 2025 include helping define plant biostimulants via legislation, modernizing feed ingredient definitions, & receiving a perfect audit for Organic Input Material Prgm ⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Center for Analytical Chemistry's major accomplishments in 2025 include upgraded facilities, improved data quality and the development of 21 innovative methodologies 🎉🥇⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Office of Farm to Fork's major 2025 accomplishments include grants for food hubs, nutrition incentives and farm to school! Check out our 2025 Annual Report for more information ⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Check out and subscribe to our Fertilizer Research and Education Program newsletter 🌱🌱🌱⤵️
https://t.co/AnBk92CvPt

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

🚨 New Report: Rising Tide of Invasive Pests Requires a Dynamic, Resilient, Comprehensive System
Pest Prevention in California 🌱
Read the full news release:
https://t.co/AodnIgSuXs

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

Congratulations 🙌 to graduates 🧑‍🎓 of CDFA’s Coaching for Personal and Professional Effectiveness Program, customized to each participant to help them lead and succeed in leadership positions ⤵️⤵️⤵️
https://t.co/CGJAh9GyEV

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

Fort Bragg’s Farm to School Model of Success Offers Healthy Nutrition from Local Produce 🌱🥕🍎
Read more on CDFA's Planting Seeds blog
⬇️
https://t.co/AcmBwV626e

[CA Food and Ag Inspection Services Division @CDFA_ISD]

At Ag Day 2026, Sec. Ross describes the joy school gardens brings students!🌱

“It’s like the joy of discovery,” she says. “It’s a miracle. It’s magic.”
😍

Visit https://t.co/RC03NHXgW7 and connect with CDFA’s Farm to School Program 🍎🏫 team to learn how to make it happen!