{"id":14961,"date":"2018-03-20T15:25:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T22:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=14961"},"modified":"2020-02-25T11:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:07:03","slug":"california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"California Ag Day 2018 &#8211; photo highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15002\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15002\" class=\"wp-image-15002 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CDFA Secretary Karen Ross<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our Ag Day 2018 celebration\u00a0on the\u00a0steps of\u00a0the\u00a0California Capitol\u00a0was a lot like California agriculture: a little of everything. We had enough raindrops to keep things growing, and enough food, flowers and fun to fill every cowboy hat in the place.<\/p>\n<p>Our exhibitors embraced this year&#8217;s theme of &#8220;Climate Smart &#8211; California Grown&#8221; with plenty of handouts, demonstrations and messages about all that our state&#8217;s farmers and ranchers are doing to be good stewards of the land that we all call &#8220;home.&#8221; Happy Ag Day!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14961 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0607\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0607-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A child in a cowboy hat runs from costumed mascots at Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14973\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14973'>\n\t\t\t\tA tomato and a sturgeon walk into a juice bar&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0745\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0745-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tracy Sellers warming up the crowd at the microphone\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14988\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14988'>\n\t\t\t\tSpecial thanks to our Ag Day emcee, Tracy Sellers of California Bountiful fame.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0454\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0454-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross with Agriculture in the Classroom Executive Director Judy Culbertson\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14999\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14999'>\n\t\t\t\tCDFA Secretary Karen Ross (left) with Agriculture in the Classroom Executive Director Judy Culbertson.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0674\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0674-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Assemblymember Matthew Harper swinging a lasso over his head\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14982\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14982'>\n\t\t\t\tAssemblymember Matthew Harper gets in on the fun.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0672\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0672-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A girl poses with the California Fresh tomato mascot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14981\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14981'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd the award for best overalls goes to&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0740\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0740-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jamie Johansson congratulates young contest winners\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14987\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14987'>\n\t\t\t\tFoundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Chairman Jamie Johansson congratulates the winning authors from this year&#8217;s &#8220;Imagine This&#8221; contest.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0732\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0732-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Classroom Executive Director Judy Culbertson speaking at Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14986\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14986'>\n\t\t\t\tAg in the Classroom Executive Director Judy Culbertson praises the young writers and artists who participated in this year&#8217;s &#8220;Imagine This&#8221; contest and publication.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0729\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0729-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Assemblymember Anna Caballero presents an Ag Day proclamation to CDFA Secretary Karen Ross\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14985\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14985'>\n\t\t\t\tAssemblymember Anna Caballero (right) presents an Ag Day proclamation to CDFA Secretary Karen Ross.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0610\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0610-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ag Day attendees admire the alpacas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14975\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14975'>\n\t\t\t\tThe California Alpaca Breeders Association booth is always a crowd-pleaser.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0581\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0581-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An alpaca chews on the fence\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14968\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14968'>\n\t\t\t\tName&#8217;s Al. Al Paca. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0712-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0712-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross speaks to an Ag Day audience\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14984\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14984'>\n\t\t\t\tCDFA Secretary Karen Ross (left, at microphone) speaks to an Ag Day audience that included several rodeo queens, including Miss Rodeo California Amanda Hop, Miss California Rodeo Salinas Lena Coulson, Miss Marysville Stampede Shania Beets, Miss Grand National Rodeo Sydney Frank, and Miss Gold Country Pro Rodeo Mariah Hunt.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0705\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0705-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Charros perform with lassos at Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14983\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14983'>\n\t\t\t\tThe annual charros&#8217; performance has become an Ag Day staple.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0667\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0667-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Assemblymember Vince Fong practices lasso on a dummy cow\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14980\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14980'>\n\t\t\t\tAssemblymember Vince Fong gives the lasso a try.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0416\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0416-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An FFA member holds a bouquet of flowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14998\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14998'>\n\t\t\t\tThanks to all of the FFA, 4-H, fair board and other students who volunteer every Ag Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0634\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0634-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Two children sitting in a large tractor on Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14979\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14979'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Uh, mom, I think I know what I want for Christmas.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0628\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0628-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes and Miss Rodeo California Amanda Hop posing with horses\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14978\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14978'>\n\t\t\t\tAssemblymember Sabrina Cervantes and Miss Rodeo California Amanda Hop have a new friend.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0624\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0624-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ag Day attendee petting a horse\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14977\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14977'>\n\t\t\t\tHowdy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0620\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0620-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ag Day exhibitors at the CA Grown booth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14976\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14976'>\n\t\t\t\tRain or shine, business is always brisk for our Ag Day exhibitors.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0609\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0609-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ag Day attendees holding bouquets of flowers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14974\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14974'>\n\t\t\t\tFlowers for everyone!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0595\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0595-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Ag in the Classroom booth at Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14971\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14971'>\n\t\t\t\tSpinning the wheel and learning something new at the Ag in the Classroom booth.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0593\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0593-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The State Fair tent at Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14970\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14970'>\n\t\t\t\tThe State Fair tent is a regular feature of Ag Day, with displays of award-winning wines, cheeses and assorted other cool stuff.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0771\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0771-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross posing with FFA members\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14991\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14991'>\n\t\t\t\tCDFA Secretary Karen Ross gets in on the Ag Day celebration with FFA members and families from the Merced area.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0585\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0585-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The California Fresh mascot posing for photos\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14969\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14969'>\n\t\t\t\tSay &#8220;Tomato paste!&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0578\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0578-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bouquets of flowers packaged for retail\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14967\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14967'>\n\t\t\t\tFlowers for everyone!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0576\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0576-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A group of small succulent plants\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14966\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14966'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Plant California.&#8221; Seems like a pretty darned good idea.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0573\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0573-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pressed whites: check. Green ties: check. Fluff and fur: check\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14965\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14965'>\n\t\t\t\tPressed whites: check. Green ties: check. Fluff and fur: check. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0342-3\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0342-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A close-up photograph of a black chicken\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14995\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14995'>\n\t\t\t\tIt just wouldn&#8217;t be Ag Day without 4-H kids and their project animals.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0565\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0565-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pygmy goats on Ag Day\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14963\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14963'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pygmy goats were right up there with the alpacas in the &#8220;I want a selfie with that!&#8221; category at Ag Day.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0349-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0349-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"UC Agriculture and Natural Resources exhibit with various citrus fruits displayed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14996\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14996'>\n\t\t\t\tThe UC Agriculture and Natural Resources exhibit featured displays showing the diversity of California crops, including these citrus and avocado varieties.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0571\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0571-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Display of citrus fruits\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14964\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14964'>\n\t\t\t\tThe UC Agriculture and Natural Resources booth included these cool displays of citrus varieties.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0769\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0769-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Danny Lee with US Customs and Border Protection demonstrating the Beagle Brigade\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14990\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14990'>\n\t\t\t\tDanny Lee with US Customs and Border Protection leads his trusty partner from the &#8220;Beagle Brigade&#8221; through a demonstration. These dog teams regularly inspect luggage and packages in major airports.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/dsc_0378-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0378-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A crowd of Ag Day visitors with umbrellas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14997\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14997'>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to Ag Day!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/img_1638\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_1638-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross takes the Ag Day tour with Senators Ted Gaines and Steven Bradford\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15008\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15008'>\n\t\t\t\tCDFA Secretary Karen Ross takes the Ag Day tour with (from left) Senators Ted Gaines and Steven Bradford.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/img_1632\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_1632-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CDFA Secretary Karen Ross poses with FFA members\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15007\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15007'>\n\t\t\t\tCDFA Secretary Karen Ross and the FFA support California&#8217;s &#8220;CalAgPlate&#8221; specialty license plate program.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/img_0732\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_0732-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Charros dancing and lassoing in the rain\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15006\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15006'>\n\t\t\t\tThe charros braved the weather and thrilled the Ag Day crowd.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Ag Day 2018 celebration\u00a0on the\u00a0steps of\u00a0the\u00a0California Capitol\u00a0was a lot like California agriculture: a little of everything. We had enough raindrops to keep things growing, and enough food, flowers and fun to fill every cowboy hat in the place. Our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[135,67,659],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agricultural-marketing-2","category-climate-change-2","category-climate-smart-agriculture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our Ag Day 2018 celebration\u00a0on the\u00a0steps of\u00a0the\u00a0California Capitol\u00a0was a lot like California agriculture: a little of everything. We had enough raindrops to keep things growing, and enough food, flowers and fun to fill every cowboy hat in the place. Our &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0607-150x150.jpg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Office of Public Affairs\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Office of Public Affairs\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Office of Public Affairs\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76\"},\"headline\":\"California Ag Day 2018 &#8211; photo highlights\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\"},\"wordCount\":108,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Agricultural Marketing\",\"Climate Change\",\"Climate Smart Agriculture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\",\"name\":\"California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg\",\"width\":803,\"height\":774},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"California Ag Day 2018 &#8211; photo highlights\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"description\":\"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":585,\"caption\":\"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76\",\"name\":\"Office of Public Affairs\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/publicaffairs\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","og_description":"Our Ag Day 2018 celebration\u00a0on the\u00a0steps of\u00a0the\u00a0California Capitol\u00a0was a lot like California agriculture: a little of everything. We had enough raindrops to keep things growing, and enough food, flowers and fun to fill every cowboy hat in the place. Our &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","og_url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/","og_site_name":"CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","article_published_time":"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0607-150x150.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Office of Public Affairs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Office of Public Affairs","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/"},"author":{"name":"Office of Public Affairs","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76"},"headline":"California Ag Day 2018 &#8211; photo highlights","datePublished":"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/"},"wordCount":108,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg","articleSection":["Agricultural Marketing","Climate Change","Climate Smart Agriculture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/","name":"California Ag Day 2018 - photo highlights - CDFA&#039;s Planting Seeds Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped-300x289.jpg","datePublished":"2018-03-20T22:25:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-25T18:07:03+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DSC_0749-cropped.jpg","width":803,"height":774},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/03\/20\/california-ag-day-2018-photo-highlights\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"California Ag Day 2018 &#8211; photo highlights"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","description":"Making California a better place to live because of what we grow and how we grow it.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#organization","name":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CDFA-logo-horizontal-hi-res-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":585,"caption":"CDFA's Planting Seeds Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/abce383c670223ef4f55f3f21f102e76","name":"Office of Public Affairs","url":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/author\/publicaffairs\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2eYDv-3Tj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14961"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20517,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14961\/revisions\/20517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}