Imperial Valley News Center
U.S.-Philippines Bilateral Strategic Dialogue 2017
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Washington, DC - The United States and the Republic of the Philippines held the seventh Bilateral Strategic Dialogue from November 30-December 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Susan Thornton and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey co-led the U.S. delegation. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Enrique Manalo and Department of National Defense Undersecretary Ricardo David co-led the Philippine delegation.
Special Advisor for Children's Issues to Travel to Japan and the Republic of Korea
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Washington, DC - The Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Suzanne Lawrence, will travel to Tokyo and Seoul from December 4-14.
California Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee vacancies
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Sacramento, California - CDFA is announcing 18 vacancies on the California Certified Farmers’ Market Advisory Committee (CFMAC). The CFMAC advises the secretary of agriculture on issues related to the direct marketing of agriculture products at certified farmers’ markets.
Improving nutrient efficiency and reduce the nitrogen
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Sacramento, California - CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is pleased to announce the award of $800,000 in grant funds to agricultural organizations and universities this year. The grants will fund four projects designed to improve nutrient efficiency and reduce the nitrogen footprint of fertilizer use.
Central African Republic National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "I extend my best wishes to the government and people of the Central African Republic on the occasion of your country’s national day celebration.
Climate Change in the Southern Hemisphere: irrigation efficiency and other adaptations in Chile
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento, California - Irrigation efficiency, water conservation and water management are three terms that resonated over and over as we visited specialty crop farms and talked to water managers during our ongoing visit to Chile. These are important issues that Chile and California share, given that both counties have recently experienced historic droughts with significantly reduced snowpacks and greater reliance on groundwater.
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