{"id":17352,"date":"2019-03-06T13:28:38","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=17352"},"modified":"2019-03-06T14:01:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T21:01:51","slug":"secretary-ross-named-california-agriculturalist-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/03\/06\/secretary-ross-named-california-agriculturalist-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Ross named California Agriculturalist of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Karen-Ross-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17361\" width=\"302\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Karen-Ross-2019.jpg 425w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Karen-Ross-2019-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><figcaption>CDFA Secretary Karen Ross<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News Release from the California State Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebrating the tradition and\ninnovation of the State\u2019s number one industry, agriculture, the California\nState Fair Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Agricultural\nAdvisory Council, selects Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of\nFood and Agriculture (CDFA) as Agriculturalist of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agriculturalist of the Year\naward is presented to an individual who has contributed extensively, in a\nprofessional capacity, to California\u2019s agricultural industry. Award criteria\nstipulates this individual must have demonstrated leadership and clearly\nrepresented the industry over a number of years in one or more of the following\nareas: finance, government, production agriculture, education, labor, research,\ncommunications, trade and public service. Through her passion and advocacy for\nfarmers and ranchers, Secretary Ross is held in high regards by industry\nleaders and her peers <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary Ross:<em> \u201cThere is a wealth of education and real-world experience to be learned on a farm, like the one where I grew up. Every day is a reminder of that when I meet with farmers and ranchers, speak to a group of FFA and 4-H students, or attend a fair. &nbsp;I count myself fortunate to have lived this experience, as so many past recipients of this award have done \u2013 and that list is humbling. &nbsp;One of the greatest blessings in my life is to serve the people of California and its great innovators: &nbsp;our farmers and ranchers &#8211; the stewards of our land. &nbsp;It is a true labor of love and I am honored and grateful to the California State Fair Board for this recognition.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially appointed as Secretary of\nthe California Department of Food and Agriculture in 2011 by former Governor\nEdmund G. Brown, Jr., Ross was re-appointed on January 9, 2019 by Governor\nGavin Newsom. Governor Newsom cited her unmatched leadership experience in\nagricultural issues nationally, internationally, and here in California;\nincluding environmental stewardship, climate change adaptation, and\ntrade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Secretary Ross\u2019 tenure, the\nDepartment has focused on core functions to protect and promote California\nagriculture, investing in the Department\u2019s employees to provide the best\nservice to farmers, ranchers and consumers and fostering an agricultural\nindustry that embraces its role as a global leader on everything from the most\ntechnical&nbsp;aspects of farming to the broadest environmental imperatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary Ross has strengthened partnerships across government, academia and the non-profit sector in the drive to maintain and improve environmental stewardship and to develop adaptation strategies for the specific impacts of climate change. She has initiated programs to provide greater opportunities for farmers and ranchers to engage in sustainable environmental stewardship practices through water conservation, energy efficiency, nutrient management, and ecosystem services; and she has worked to provide greater access to farm-fresh foods at school cafeterias through CDFA\u2019s Farm to Fork Program. Secretary Ross is passionate about fostering the reconnection of consumers to the land and the people who produce their food, and improving the access of all California citizens to healthy, nutritious California-grown agricultural products, celebrated for their diversity and abundance in serving local, national and global markets.<br><br> Secretary Ross grew up as a 4-H kid on a farm in western Nebraska. She and her husband, Barry, own 800 acres of the family farm where her younger brother, a fourth-generation farmer, grows no-till wheat and feed grains, incorporating cover crops and rotational grazing for beef production. The Secretary has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a graduate of the Nebraska Ag Leadership Program. She has served on numerous boards and committees in California agriculture and with various academic institutions.<br><br> Secretary Ross will be publically recognized at the California Agriculture Day on the west steps of the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. She will formally be honored at the California State Fair Gala benefitting the youth scholarship programs of the Friends of the California State Fair on Thursday, June 27, 2019.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calexpo.com\/general-information\/newsletters-press-releases\/\">Link to State Fair web site <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Release from the California State Fair In celebrating the tradition and innovation of the State\u2019s number one industry, agriculture, the California State Fair Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Agricultural Advisory Council, selects Karen Ross, Secretary of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/03\/06\/secretary-ross-named-california-agriculturalist-of-the-year\/\">Continue reading <span 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