{"id":26040,"date":"2023-04-27T08:21:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=26040"},"modified":"2023-04-27T08:21:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:21:19","slug":"cdfas-dr-stephen-beam-steps-down-after-10-years-as-chair-of-national-conference-on-international-milk-shipments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2023\/04\/27\/cdfas-dr-stephen-beam-steps-down-after-10-years-as-chair-of-national-conference-on-international-milk-shipments\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA&#8217;s Dr. Stephen Beam steps down after 10 years as chair of National Conference on International Milk Shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SBeam-2023.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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