From the past winter’s fires in Southern California to our ongoing recovery from bird flu in California’s dairy and poultry farms, California agriculture has been put to the test. The headlines are captivating and the emergency response efforts are urgent and necessary, while at the same time it is important to be mindful that our work is also so much more.
In this new report, “Progress for California’s Agricultural Community,” you’ll find both our emergency response efforts and examples of our core projects, such as fighting invasive pests and showing the world the bounty that is “California Grown.”
Agriculture here is unlike farming and ranching anywhere else in the world. Here, we grow with such variety and such productivity and such quality that the mantle of leadership is simply a natural result of what we do. From the most immediate pressures like pests to the most far-reaching like climate change, California’s agricultural community shows the world what works.
It helps tremendously to view all of what we do, at CDFA and in the larger ag community, through the lens of a project known as “Ag Vision.” It’s a long-term plan set forth by our State Board of Food and Agriculture, and it’s not just a plan for agriculture, but a plan to benefit every Californian. This new progress report fits into the Ag Vision project and gives readers a “moment in time” glimpse of some of the highlights of what CDFA is doing for agriculture and for Californians.
