Caff

JUNE 18, 2021

What We’re Asking For CAFF has identified this package of one-time investments that would help to address these barriers and support California’s smallest and socially disadvantaged farmers: Technical Assistance Program for Underserved Farmers – $8.7million This funding would provide on-the ground support through trusted and experienced (..)

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The Ecological Farming program area works with farmers, researchers and technical assistance providers in Central and Northern California to carry out projects including, but not limited to: Biologically Integrated Farming Systems; Ecological Pest Management; Adaptations to Climate Extremes; Understanding Barriers and Motivations to Adoption for Soil (..)

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Caff

JULY 19, 2023

On June 29th, Lopes Family Farms hosted a field day with Community Alliance with Family Farms (CAFF) in Princeton, CA focused on rice and duck farming, a Biologically Integrated Farming System (BIFS).

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Caff

JULY 1, 2022

The investments include: 25% ($18.75

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Caff

APRIL 6, 2023

To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link] Contract Summary CAFF seeks an Ecological Pest Management Field Technician to support the implementation of a large research and demonstration Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) project and technical assistance for small-scale farmers.

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Caff

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

These food hubs will prioritize the procurement and distribution of produce from small & historically-underserved farmers and ranchers in California!

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Caff

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We will advocate for investments in TA and programs like Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) that provide appropriate farmer to farmer programs on how to best manage pests more sustainably.

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Caff

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This Healthy Soils Week event, sponsored by CDFA OPCA’s Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) Grant, highlighted the collaborative nature of sustainable food and farming. These discussions were supported by booths with resources from NRCS, Kamprath Seeds, and Lodi Rules.

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Caff

MAY 28, 2021

10 million for the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) program to establish on-farm demonstration projects, provide technical assistance and foster farmer-to-farm information exchange. $10

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

SCN works with nonprofits and schools in the region to integrate farming and food production into their work and advocates for local policy that supports school gardens, urban farms, and community gardens and helps get fresh produce to food insecure residents.

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Agwired

MARCH 14, 2024

The acquisitions positioned Corteva as a global leader in the biologicals market, illustrating the company’s commitment to providing farmers with new tools for sustainable and integrated farming practices. The future availability of irrigation water for California growers has never been less certain.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 30, 2024

Karen Spangler, the policy director for the National Farm to School Network , said the change has long been a priority for the group because it often hears how the shift will simplify the process for school nutrition directors while also making it possible for more farmers to get involved in the first place.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This means a final farm bill must: Prioritize climate change mitigation and adaptation agricultural research and outreach, which spans disciplinary boundaries and includes agroecological, applied economics, integrated human nutrition science and policy, and system science principles across Research, Education, and Economics (REE) agencies; Direct USDA (..)

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