Author Archives: Office of Public Affairs

“California Chrome” With the Belmont Stakes on June 7 and racing’s Triple Crown at stake, Northern Californians are again turning their attention to their very own California Chrome, an 11-foot, 2,500-pound chrome horse outside Safeway at 19th and S streets … Continue reading →

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that farmers, ranchers and landowners committed to protecting and conserving environmentally sensitive land may now sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The Secretary also announced that retiring farmers enrolled in CRP … Continue reading →

Skechers, a shoe brand, has inked California Chrome, a horse, in a sponsorship deal less than a week before the colt tries to become the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, Skechers is attempting … Continue reading →

For the first time in the history of the Governor’s Economic and Leadership Awards (GEELA), the category of Agricultural Ecosystem Services has been added for statewide recognition by the California Environmental Protection Agency. The new category will spotlight the multiple … Continue reading →

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is meeting today at CDFA headquarters in Sacramento to discuss issues related to agricultural groundwater. A meeting agenda may be found here. A live stream of the meeting may be found here.

From the California Grown blog By Susan Phillips Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome is the ultimate California Grown ambassador. Born and raised in the heart of California’s Central Valley at Harris Ranch, California Chrome’s humble beginning and storied rise to … Continue reading →

Proclamation on Governor Brown’s web site

Wearing his new prosthetic legs Hero gets a taste of shrubbery Wednesday, May 21, 2014, in Houston. The abandoned calf rescued from a Virginia farm a year ago and brought to Texas after it nearly died is getting permanent prosthetics … Continue reading →