CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability

Official account of CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability. Supporting ag production by incentivizing innovative climate-smart practices.

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Now Open: 2026–2027 BIFS RFP! $2M funding for sustainable pest management in CA. Proposals due June 30, 2026. #SustainableFarming #CaliforniaAgriculture #AgResearch #BiologicallyIntegratedFarming @CDFAnews

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

June is National Dairy Month! 🥛 California dairy producers lead in milk, methane reduction, and climate-smart innovation. #Dairy #Sustainability

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

In honor of Learn About Compost Day, a Northern California dairy uses HSP & AMMP to compost on-farm, improving soil health and reducing chemical fertilizers. #SustainableFarming #HealthySoils

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Biodiversity depends on pollinators — monarch butterflies are vital to California's ecosystems. 🦋 Learn more in the California Multi-Agency Monarch and Pollinator Collaborative report. https://t.co/PdTRtp660t

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Today is #WorldBeeDay 🐝🌼 California buzzes with biodiversity thanks to our Pollinator Habitat Program—helping pollinators and agriculture thrive! 💛

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

🏆🥗 Secretary Karen Ross Celebrated as Anti-Hunger Champion at 2026 Food ACCESS Conference by the @CAFoodBanks as a 2026 Anti-Hunger Champion during the organization’s Food ACCESS Conference.
Blog and Secretary Ross video remarks ⬇️ https://t.co/OLmQFfAGaa

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Women have always led agriculture, feeding communities. This Mother's Day, we honor their resilience and leadership.

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

🚨 Deadline Reminder! Healthy Soils & SWEEP Block Grant Concept Proposals are due May 15 at 5 PM. We’re looking for partners to help deliver funding to CA farmers & ranchers 🔗 https://t.co/xoInB9TZ6J

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Our quarterly newsletter is here! ✨ Highlights: Healthy Soils Week, pesticide trends, community projects & inspiring women farmers. Check your inbox! 💌

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

That’s a wrap for Ag Day 2026!
🌾🎉 April 21 brought a few sprinkles 🌧️
but farmers love water 💧
so we made it part of the celebration.
🚜🌱 Thanks to our partners 🤝
sponsors
exhibitors 🧺
& guests 🙌
for another wonderful day of food, farmers, ranchers.
@jerryjamesstone

[Calif Food and Ag @CDFAnews]

🚨 Funding opportunity for climate-smart agriculture!
CDFA is now accepting Concept Proposals for Climate Bond-funded Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) Block Grants.
🗓️ Proposals are due May 15, 2026
https://t.co/sjkgwL1n6o

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Now Open: Applications for Healthy Soils Program and SWEEP Block Grant are available for eligible organizations supporting California farmers and ranchers. 🔗 More info: https://t.co/xoInB9TZ6J

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Healthy Soils Week starts today! Supporting California farmers to build soil health, boost biodiversity, and fight climate change. #HealthySoilsWeek Learn more at https://t.co/a3bwAuwpFE @CDFAnews

[CDFA Office of Ag Resilience & Sustainability @CDFA_OARS]

Over the weekend, our team joined the Punjabi American Growers Group's 2026 Kisan Mela, sharing resources to protect California agriculture and promote sustainable farming. Read More: https://t.co/bpsnalLmzW @CDFAnews @CitrusThreat

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🌱 During Women’s History Month and the International Year of the Woman Farmer, we’re proud to highlight women like Isabel Rosas Garcia, who are shaping the future of agriculture in places like the Salinas Valley. 💚🚜
Read more on Planting Seeds blog⬇️
https://t.co/NkyW13K0is

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Want to get more crop per drop? The Advanced School on Microirrigation for Crop Production starts March 30 at @ucdavisCAES.
Learn practical strategies to maximize water use efficiency from experts at #UCANR and partners.
@CDFAnews

Register by March 25: https://t.co/UBdP0IObbg

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🌾 Governor Newsom @CAgovernor announces more than $23 million to increase access to farm-fresh food for CalFresh, WIC, and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program recipients 🥕🍓🥬
Read more: https://t.co/aeAJfKvqsx

@JenSiebelNewsom

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California dairy farms reuse water 4 times—from washing cows to irrigating crops—saving water and cutting emissions. 🔗https://t.co/daRZ5dC3ZF @dairycares

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In honor of Women's History Month, we celebrate Dorothy Nickerson's role in shaping soil color standards used by farmers today. #WomensHistoryMonth @CDFAnews