{"id":8585,"date":"2015-05-22T09:06:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T16:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=8585"},"modified":"2015-05-22T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T16:06:25","slug":"passion-californias-future-secretary-ross-delivers-commencement-address-uc-berkeley-college-natural-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2015\/05\/22\/passion-californias-future-secretary-ross-delivers-commencement-address-uc-berkeley-college-natural-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary Ross Delivers Commencement Address at UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross was honored to deliver the commencement address for the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources on May 16, 2015. Her remarks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dean, faculty members and staff, families, and\u2014of course\u2014students and graduates.\u00a0 What a great night for a college graduation.\u00a0 Congratulations to you for your achievement!<\/p>\n<p>You will leave here tonight holding a degree from one of the finest universities in our country \u2013 and the greatest public university in the world.\u00a0 This university \u2013 whose roots are in agriculture \u2013 is steeped in tradition and blessed with the very best minds in the world studying, teaching, mentoring \u2013 being leaders in their disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Given the outstanding academic experience you have had, I hope you feel ready to find your life purpose and pursue your passion.\u00a0 Our world needs you \u2013\u00a0your intellect, your energy and your commitment to serve.<\/p>\n<p>When I reflect on the pathway my life has taken, I laugh to think that I spent my first 25 years wanting to get away from agriculture.\u00a0 I grew up on a farm in western Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska as an English major of all things!\u00a0 I earned my degree while I worked full time and attended seven and a half years in night classes.<\/p>\n<p>But then I got into politics and experienced the powerful connection of public policy to food access, farming and the environment.\u00a0 That\u2019s how I discovered my passion! \u00a0Little could I imagine that my life\u2019s work would bring me to this special place \u2013 California.<\/p>\n<p>Many of you are Californians by birth. The rest of you are Californians because you chose to study in one of the most innovative and dynamic places in the world. \u00a0California is a place like no other \u2013 a land of dreamers and visionaries.\u00a0 I hope you choose to stay here.<\/p>\n<p>What makes California so special are the individuals that brought it to life:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students and scholars came here because this is where the \u201cnext thing\u201d would happen.\u00a0 Today, our universities grace the list of places the rest of the world watches with admiration and anticipation.<\/li>\n<li>Farm workers came here because this is where they could support their families and build for a better future.\u00a0 It is a legacy that still lives today.<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurs, inventors and investors came here because we offer unmatched resources.\u00a0\u00a0 A talented work force; research capacity; infrastructure; and, raw materials.\u00a0 California is still that destination.<\/li>\n<li>Visitors and vacationers came here because\u2026 well, I really don\u2019t even have to explain it. It\u2019s California!\u00a0 Today more visitors come to California than ever before.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This place is just that special. At its best, California is a mirror that shows each of us what we hope to become.\u00a0 And your university \u2013 now, your \u201calma mater\u201d \u2013 has put you in the envious position of advancing along that line, toward turning hope into accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>You find yourselves at a starting point that has no prescribed ending and no defined path forward.\u00a0 Yet, the future with all the challenges it holds is exciting and the opportunities are indescribable!<\/p>\n<p>Our state\u2019s history is fraught with challenges, some of which seemed downright intractable.\u00a0 Economic downturns and fitful recoveries. Natural disasters. And, of course, droughts that teach us the critical importance of water that makes all the things we love about California work \u2013 our economy; our bountiful production of nutritious food; our treasured environment; our very quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Brown said it best in December:\u00a0 &#8220;I think this drought will test our imagination and our science, our technology and our political capacity to collaborate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And it <b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span><\/b> testing us as we debate everything from which crops we should grow to the value of lawns and golf courses, the use of gray water and desalination and how much water should be dedicated to the environment. \u00a0\u00a0Each of these is part of the equation, but individually these arguments all miss the point.<\/p>\n<p><b>The point is that California\u2019s diversity is its strength<\/b>. \u00a0We know we have the range of viewpoints, the depth of combined experience, and the finely-honed innovative spirit to overcome, to evolve, to become better together.\u00a0 When we collectively realize this and embrace that strength, we\u2019ll work together rather than trying to solve problems by pointing fingers and pretending that changing just one thing will fix it.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that droughts and extreme weather events will be a prevalent aspect of our future because of climate change. \u00a0And, with Governor Brown\u2019s leadership we are embracing our collective power to address it.<\/p>\n<p>I know that climate change has been a topic in your academic experience, and with good reason. \u00a0\u00a0The rate at which the global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide is rising creates a sense of urgency to how we address such a complex problem. Reaching 400 parts per million for the first time in recorded history is not the right milestone!\u00a0 How my generation \u2013\u00a0and yours \u2013\u00a0defines and responds to this challenge will have an enormous impact on the quality of life, the opportunities and the limitations that future generations will face, for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>In similar fashion, we are dealing with a global epidemic of poor nutrition. \u00a0Scarcity.\u00a0 Obesity.\u00a0 Malnutrition. \u00a0\u00a0Making sure all citizens have access to a reliable supply of nutritious food seems like such a basic step, but in too many places \u2013 here and around the world \u2013\u00a0it remains an elusive goal rather than an achievement. More than 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger. 1.9 billion are overweight, including 600 million who are obese.<\/p>\n<p>According to a recent report from the Chicago Global Affairs Council, nutrition is essential to global food security. \u201cMalnutrition \u2013 from undernourishment to obesity \u2013 is a global challenge affecting every country on earth and placing more than a quarter of the world\u2019s people at serious health risk.\u201d That places a burden of rising costs on the health care system and lost productivity on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this challenge, I look at California agriculture and I see a future distinguished by our continued leadership as we work to provide better nutrition to an expanding world population and doing it with less arable land, less available water, and a changing climate. The nutrition piece is essential, and I hope you will be a part of the solution. Under the umbrella of \u201cNatural Resources,\u201d there may be no more demanding \u2013 or more rewarding \u2013 professional path that you might choose.<\/p>\n<p>In a very real way, California will have even more global influence than it does today. We may not be able to grow enough healthy, nutritious food here in our fertile valleys to feed the <i>whole<\/i> world\u2026 but we can show the world <b>how<\/b> it can be done.<\/p>\n<p>Research, like the work done at the University of California, will provide the answers. The creativity and innovation of our people in Silicon Valley and all across this state will turn those discoveries into inventions and solutions, even transformational solutions to nourish the world and care for our environment.<\/p>\n<p>Despite drought and climate change. Despite challenges to our global food supply. Despite the uncertainty an unsettled economy can bring, I look at you and I see reason to be hopeful, positive, and inspired. Your generation stands ready \u2013 better prepared than any \u2013 to embrace challenges like these.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I think we teach here in California is that it\u2019s okay to walk away from the status quo. That\u2019s what farmers do every day. It\u2019s the purpose they have dedicated their lives to.\u00a0 They are mankind\u2019s original innovators, solving whatever problem presents itself that day and that growing season. They are working within a biological system of plants and animals, pests and disease; not enough water or too much, freezes and extreme heat; ever more complicated equipment; and, fast-changing markets. Whatever it is, they figure it out!<\/p>\n<p>Just like that farmer, you are well-positioned to help us fix these grand problems. You have a world-class education. You have learned patience, and process. And you have passion, not just for success, but also for service to your community\u2019s well-being.<\/p>\n<p>I challenge you to put these talents and qualities to good use. I sincerely hope some of you (or all of you) will find your life purpose related to food and agriculture and the stewardship of our precious natural resources.\u00a0 \u00a0Whatever your life\u2019s work, measure your own success not just in dollars and dividends, but in what you do to take care of this world.<\/p>\n<p>Do it for yourselves and your children \u2013 but do it also for generations you will never know, for a time you may never see.<\/p>\n<p>Bring diverse peoples, diverse viewpoints, and diverse expertise together.\u00a0 Help us sustain California as the special place that it is.\u00a0\u00a0 A California willing to change; willing to step up to the challenge; and always innovating.<\/p>\n<p>The pursuit of your life\u2019s purpose and passion, your contribution to the well-being of your community is what will change the fabric of our landscapes and our tomorrows.\u00a0 Class of 2015, the world is in your hands. \u00a0I know you\u2019ll take good care of it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross was honored to deliver the commencement address for the UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources on May 16, 2015. 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