Dairy summit to be held as virtual event next month
County who chairs the California Milk AdvisoryBoard.“However,we’realsofacing manychallenges thatmakeitdifficult toop- erateinourhomestate.TheCaliforniaDairy SustainabilitySummit isimportantbecause it providesanopportunity tocommunicate andworktogetherwithourregulators. Italso provides farmers with a venue to discuss best practices and proactive solutions for issues thatwill impact our future.” The conference is organized by Dairy Cares, the California Dairy Research Foundation, California Milk Advisory Board, CaliforniaDairyQualityAssurance
ProgramandDairy Council of California. In its inaugural year, the summit wel- comedmore than650attendees, including more than 200 dairy farmers, plus tech- nology and fuel providers, researchers, dairy associations and public agencies, according to organizers. The summit also attracted leaders from throughout state government, seeking to work with dairy farmers toensure they canhelpCalifornia meet its environmental, energy diversity and economic goals, organizers said. To learnmore or to register, visit www. cadairysummit.com.
Originally scheduled as an in-per- son event in March, the California Dairy Sustainability Summit has been resched- uled forNov. 5-6withanewvirtual format. Organizers said the agenda remains similar to what was planned in March— before the event was postponed due to COVID-19—and continues to be updated with additional speakers. The online event will bring together dairy farmers, state and local officials, re- searchers, technology providers and oth- ers topromotecontinuedadvancement of sustainable farming practices. Organizers said they will use an inter- activeonlineplatformtohost educational sessions, a virtual expo hall and network- ing opportunities to promote the ad- vancement of dairy sustainability efforts inCalifornia and beyond. The two-day agenda will spotlight opportunities to further environmental sustainability, reduce emissions and con- serve water resources, improve nutrient management andsoil health, developnew business opportunities, improve opera- tional efficiencyandreduceon-farmcosts. Conferenceorganizerssaiddairyfarmers have an established history of partnering withthestatetoreducedairymethaneemis- sions througha voluntary, incentive-based approach.Thevirtual eventaims tosupport farmers intheseefforts,by fostering import- ant partnerships, developingnewbusiness HLB turns up in residential trees Five residential citrus trees in San BernardinoCountyhavebeen found tobe infectedwithhuanglongbing, also known as HLB or citrus greening, prompting the state to expand its quarantine in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties. The trees were found in Rancho Cucamonga, thefifthcityinSanBernardino County with an HLB detection. The California Department of Food and Agriculture,U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture andSanBernardinoCounty said theywere working to remove the infected trees and keep thedisease fromspreading. A map of the quarantine area is avail- able at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/hlb/ regulation.html. Citrus nursery stock and plant parts may not be moved out of the quarantine area. Commercially cleaned and packed citrus may be moved out under certain provisions. For more information, call CDFA at 916-654-0312 or visit phpps. cdfa.ca.gov/PE/InteriorExclusion/pdf/ acpgrowerinformation.pdf. HLB is carriedby theAsian citrus psyllid and is fatal to citrus trees. The disease rep- resents a serious threat toCalifornia com- mercial citrusgroves. So far, thediseasehas not been detected in commercial citrus in California, thoughanAsiancitruspsyllidin- fectedwiththeHLBbacteriumwastrapped inaRiversideCountygrove this summer.
opportunitiesandadvocatingfordairies’role inahealthyandsustainable foodsystem. “California’s dairy families have long been dedicated to providing consumers withnutritious and affordable foods, while continually focusing on reducing our envi- ronmental footprint,” said JoshZonneveld, a third-generation dairy farmer in Fresno
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