{"id":19881,"date":"2019-12-24T09:20:27","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T16:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=19881"},"modified":"2019-12-24T09:20:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T16:20:27","slug":"holiday-visits-cdfa-secretary-karen-ross-and-staff-celebrate-2019-centennial-look-forward-to-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/12\/24\/holiday-visits-cdfa-secretary-karen-ross-and-staff-celebrate-2019-centennial-look-forward-to-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday visits: CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and staff celebrate 2019 centennial, look forward to 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DSC_0610a.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Secretary Karen Ross joins headquarters staff in the lobby to look back at 2019 &#8211; and forward to 2020, &#8220;the year of clarity.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 was a year of celebration and reflection at CDFA, as we observed our centennial and looked back at 100 years of accomplishments and milestones. As CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and her senior staff made the rounds to Sacramento-area offices and facilities this week, they passed on personal wishes for the season as well as simple, sincere &#8220;thanks&#8221; for all of the hard work the department has done this past year for California&#8217;s farmers and ranchers, and for the broader agricultural community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secretary Ross also looked forward to 2020 as &#8220;a year of clarity&#8221; (get it? 20-20?)&nbsp; and further accomplishment for CDFA and the industry it promotes and protects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May your holidays be filled with family and friends, may your table be&nbsp;filled with all that California&#8217;s bounty has to offer, and may your hearts be filled with anticipation for the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li 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