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Following a referendum among producers, or divers, CDFA is announcing a continuation of the Sea Urchin Commission for the next five years. The Commission is a California marketing program overseen by CDFA and authorized to conduct promotion and public relations, … Continue reading →

News Release from the California State Fair In celebrating the tradition and innovation of the State’s number one industry, agriculture, the California State Fair Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Agricultural Advisory Council, selects Karen Ross, Secretary of … Continue reading →

Op-ed in Sacramento Bee by Secretary Ross and Caroline Beteta California cuisine has long embodied the state’s spirit of discovery and unrivaled agricultural foundation. A bounty of fresh ingredients has fused with creative inspiration from diverse sources to make the … Continue reading →

I had a nice breakfast today. Covered all of my food groups. It was fresh and tasty – which is pretty easy to do in California, even when we’re just emerging from winter. And I thought, as I often do … Continue reading →

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 are introducing the Centennial Reflections … Continue reading →

Note – Lundberg Farms vice-president Bryce Lundberg is a member of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture. Information about the Leopold Conservation Award is available here.

By Jonathan H. Harsch and Sara Wyant “Adapt or die.” That saying, made famous in the early 1970s by then-Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz as he encouraged farmers to look for ways to be more efficient and responsive to market signals, … Continue reading →