ZinFest Wine Festival is more fun than a floating barrel full of Lodi winemakers
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- Written by Jenny Heitman
- Category: California News
Lodi, California - Don't look now but the ZinFest Wine Festival is almost here! For those life experience thrill-seekers who need more than a few sips of fabulous Lodi wine to float their boat, the ZinFest Vintner's Regatta is back by popular demand for year number two.
Healthy Soils Initiative: A foundation for agricultural sustainability and climate change resilience
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Sacramento, California - Ask a shopper where their food comes from, and the answer might be “the supermarket” or “the farmers’ market,” or maybe even “a farm” or “a farmer.” Those are all true, but of course they aren’t the whole story. Ask a farmer the same question, and you’re likely to hear “the soil.” Ah, now we’re getting somewhere…
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments.
CDFA introduces Pollinator Protection
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Sacramento, California - As the health of European honey bees and other pollinators continues to be a top priority for scientists around the country, CDFA has introduced a Pollinator Protection web page as a resource for Californians and others interested in the issue.
Northern White Rhino Under Veterinary Care at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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Escondido, California - Nola, a critically endangered 41-year-old northern white rhino, is undergoing medical treatment at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Keepers noticed a swelling on Nola’s right hip late last week and began monitoring the area. The swelling continued to grow over a few days, causing concern for the elderly animal.
Vaccine field trials for deadly 'foothill abortion' cattle disease expand
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- Written by Pat Bailey
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Davis, California - Thanks in part to researchers at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, cattle ranchers in California, Nevada and Oregon are one step closer to having a vaccine available to treat a tick-borne bacterial disease - commonly known as foothill abortion - which kills cow fetuses.
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