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The grants will fund four projects designed to improve nutrient efficiency and reduce the nitrogen footprint of fertilizer use.
Nitrogen is a key nutrient for food production. However, if not used efficiently, it can also lead to water and air quality impacts.
“These four projects will provide us with the science-based evidence and necessary training we need to better guide our decision making,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “We look forward to ongoing collaboration with agriculturalists, policymakers and the academic community.”
The projects are research examining the nitrogen cycle in nursery production; bilingual training on nutrient management and irrigation system efficiency; examining the ratio between crop yield and nitrogen; and programs to help minority farmers better understand nitrogen uptake patterns for specific Asian vegetable crops.
Since 1990, FREP has funded more than 220 projects focusing on California’s environmentally sensitive cropping systems. A database of completed research is publically available at: www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/FREPresearch.
The FREP mission is to promote the efficient and environmentally friendly use of fertilizers through the funding of fertilizer research and education, and the decision to utilize the findings of FREP research ultimately lies in the hands of the grower.
For more information, please visit the FREP website at http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/FREP.
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce is kicking off its inaugural holiday business decorating contest just in time for the Clearlake Lights Parade.
Business owners are encouraged to embrace the holiday spirit and adorn their business with lights, ornaments and holiday décor.
Winners will be awarded for categories including:
– Light display decorations;
– Window decorations;
– Overall holiday décor.
The winners will receive a free month-long ad campaign to promote their business on Lake County News.
Contact Jamie at the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce at 707-994-3600 with questions.
The Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce is a 501-C6 non-profit organized to assist and promote Lake County businesses located in the Clear Lake Visitor's center at 14295 Lakeshore Dr. Clearlake, CA 95422 and can be found on the web at https://clear-lakechamberofcommerce.com/.
Office Manager Jamie Yates can be reached by telephone 707-994-3600 or email
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The election of Johansson and of vice presidents Shannon Douglass of Orland and Shaun Crook of Sonora highlighted the final day of the 99th CFBF Annual Meeting in Garden Grove.
Johansson becomes the 16th CFBF president after succeeding Paul Wenger of Modesto, who had served the maximum eight years in office.
Johansson has served as a statewide CFBF officer for eight years. He was elected second vice president in 2009 and first vice president in 2015.
He is a former state chairman of the CFBF Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee and former vice president of the Butte County Farm Bureau.
A first-generation farmer, he also operates an olive oil company, Lodestar Farms. He co-founded the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Association and is a former member of the Oroville City Council.
“Californians want diverse and affordable food, and Farm Bureau needs to show how that diversity also comes with great complexity, in terms of the tools and resources needed to grow food in this state,” Johansson said. “Ultimately, what Farm Bureau does is to protect the creativity California farmers and ranchers need to provide the diversity our customers demand.”
Douglass was elected to succeed Johansson as CFBF first vice president. She is a director of the Glenn County Farm Bureau and a former chair of the Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee.
Douglass is an owner of Douglass Ranch, which raises beef cattle, sunflowers, corn and forage crops, and founded CalAgJobs, an online listing of employment opportunities in California agriculture.
She serves on the Glenn County Fair Board of Directors and is a former director of the Glenn County Resource Conservation District.
Crook was elected as second vice president. He has served as president of the Tuolumne County Farm Bureau since 2015 and is a graduate of the Leadership Farm Bureau program.
He chaired both the CFBF Economy and Farm Policy Issue Advisory Committee and the Commodity Policy Review Committee.
A licensed timber operator, Crook is a vice president of a family timber business and a real estate agent specializing in ranch, commercial and residential properties.
In addition to the election of statewide officers, seven members were newly elected to the CFBF Board of Directors: Al Stehly of Valley Center will represent Imperial and San Diego counties; John Moore of Bakersfield will represent Kern and Kings counties; Donny Rollin of Riverdale will represent Fresno County; Ron Peterson of Turlock will represent Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties; David Barhydt of Grass Valley will represent Butte, Nevada and Yuba-Sutter counties; Tom Stewart of Tulelake will represent Lassen, Modoc and Plumas-Sierra counties; and Jenny Holtermann of Wasco will chair the Young Farmers and Ranchers State Committee. Ronnie Leimgruber of Holtville was appointed an advisory member of the board as the new chair of the CFBF Rural Health Department.
The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 40,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 5.5 million Farm Bureau members.
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