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Monthly Archives: February 2022

CDFA Inspection Services director Natalie Krout-Greenberg joins young leaders for #FFAweek leadership event

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CDFA-Funded Research Finds That In 2021, Drought Cost Ag Industry More Than $1 Billion As Well As Thousands of Jobs

Taken from a UC Merced announcement In 2021, the drought cost the California agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full-time and part-time jobs, according to estimates in a new analysis led by UC Merced researchers as part of a California Department of Food and … Continue reading

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First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom releases report to expand access to Farm to School throughout California — is joined in effort by Secretary Ross

Building on her commitment to ensuring California children have the best start in life, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom today announced the release of Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success, a report promoting the expansion of farm … Continue reading

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CA GROWN Retail Promotions Featured in Dubai

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Ag Day is Coming! Save the Date: March 23

California Agriculture Day returns to the West Steps of the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Are you ready? We can’t wait to see you!

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Embracing – and enacting – equity in access to CDFA programs

One of Governor Gavin Newsom’s highest priorities for California is equity. At CDFA, that means equity across all of the department’s divisions and programs, including the access that stakeholders have to our funding and resources. Grant Funding In recent years, we have … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross joins USDA Agricultural Trade Mission to UAE

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross is one of several business and government participants in USDA’s first agricultural trade mission since 2019. The mission is underway in Dubai, home to Gulfood – the largest annual food show in the world. “This event … Continue reading

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CDFA Supports Student Participation at the NASDA Winter Policy Conference

Nono Zhang and Maya Horvath, two California students, had the opportunity to join CDFA Undersecretary Christine Birdsong and Natalie Krout-Greenberg at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference in Washington D.C. Nono is from China … Continue reading

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CDFA Accomplishments for 2021: The Focus is Forward

By Karen Ross, SecretaryCalifornia Department of Food and Agriculture The most visible elements of what we do at CDFA are about today: inspecting today’s harvest, stopping today’s invasive pest or animal disease, or responding to the latest emergency. And all … Continue reading

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Secretary Ross interviewed by PBS KVIE about CDFA Farm to School – to air March 16

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