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Monthly Archives: October 2019

#CDFACentennial – Centennial Reflections video series with Bob Wynn

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone. Today we have an encore from the Centennial Reflections … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross in Mexico: CDFA & SADER sign MOU on Agricultural Cooperation

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Today, our California Trade Mission to Mexico concluded with a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the United Mexican States (SADER). The meeting provided the opportunity for CDFA and SADER to renew our ongoing partnership with … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross in Mexico: Climate, Trade and Collaboration

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

It’s an honor to join Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis on California’s Trade Mission to Mexico. As the state’s largest trading partner and fifth largest agricultural export destination, Mexico is a key international partner for California. Over the last two days, … Continue reading →

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Farming the sun – from the Sacramento Bee

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

By Dale Kasler On the Changala family farm in Tulare County, the past and future are separated by a dirt road and a barbed-wire fence. On the south side sits a wheat field. On the north, a solar farm, built … Continue reading →

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#CDFACentennial – Centennial Reflections video series with Merry Wells

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a state agency in 2019. Throughout the year this blog will feature a number of items to commemorate this milestone. Today we have an encore from our Centennial … Continue reading →

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CDFA Supports National Farm to School Month

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Office of Public Affairs

When a child briefly holds a cherry tomato before biting down to enjoy its sweet taste, does the student wonder about the tomato’s origin? Who grew it? Is this a healthy treat for me to eat? The California Department of … Continue reading →

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