Sacramento, California - California is the nation’s leading agricultural state, with 76,400 farms producing more than 400 commodities with a farm-gate value of $54 billion. The mission of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is to promote and protect agriculture. It’s a complex job - and one that is getting more complex as the climate changes.

Arcadia, California - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Society for Conservation of Bighorn Sheep (SCBS) are seeking volunteers to assist biologists with a bighorn sheep survey in Southern California on March 5 and 6. Volunteers will be needed on Saturday evening and all day Sunday.

Vernon, California - A portion of the more than $176 million in state funds earmarked for testing and cleanup around a former Exide Technologies plant may go to research on how lead contamination affected the health of residents in a southeast Los Angeles community.

Berkeley, California - Health*Matters, the UC Berkeley wellness program for faculty and staff, is on a mission to make Berkeley the most sugar-savvy university. Excess added sugar is associated with weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and other health issues..

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Lemoore, California - The "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 conducted the last flight of a fleet F/A-18C Hornet based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore February 17.