Monthly Archives: July 2014

Navy veteran shows urban children the value of work and education through farming – from ABC News

July 31, 2014   Office of Public Affairs
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As trade mission to Mexico ends, collaborative efforts will continue

July 30, 2014   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

  Our last days in Mexico City continued the themes of cooperation and engagement.  The agricultural delegation had a meeting with the National Association of Supermarkets and Department Stores (ANTAD) and hosted a Business Roundtable with Agricultural Importers and Distributors that Governor Brown had the opportunity to visit. During the roundtable, Governor Brown asked Californian and Mexican businesses to work …

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California and Mexico – a win-win relationship

July 29, 2014   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

It speaks volumes that during our meetings in Mexico, the notion of “ganar-ganar,” or a “win-win” relationship was mentioned more than once. Our discussions have focused not only on building stronger trade relationships between our two markets, but in also in capitalizing on the shared resources of our people, climate and economy. A strong and growing Mexican market is a …

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Recapping the 2014 California State Fair by the numbers

July 29, 2014   Office of Public Affairs

The California State Fair has completed another successful season with a 17-day run that ended on Sunday, July 27. The Fair has provided a recap by the numbers: More than 750,000 guests came through the gates. 159,242 cars were parked 38 baby animals were born in the Baby Barn. 3,696 pounds of crops were harvested and donated to food banks …

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Secretary Ross in Mexico City for Governor Brown’s trade mission

July 28, 2014   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

My first impressions of Mexico City as part of Governor Brown’s trade mission were a sensory overload. From the vibrant colors and artistry of the flower market within Mercardo de Jamaica, to the unbelievable aromas drifting blocks away from the Pasteleria Ideal bakery, Mexico has a rich cultural society that, like California, has a strong connection to food and farming. …

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CDFA benefits from new training initiative that helps State improve efficiency, cut red tape

July 25, 2014   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

    One of my priorities as secretary is process improvement, looking at all CDFA operations for opportunities to increase efficiency and, ultimately, improve our service to the people of California. It’s a key provision in CDFA’s Strategic Plan, recognizing that we have business relationships with many of our stakeholders. Governor Brown also believes strongly in this approach, and that’s …

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Weird Al video demonstrates creativity, versatility of CDFA IT programming staff

July 24, 2014   Robert Schmidt, CDFA Director of Information Technology

Weird Al Yankovic with CDFA IT programmer and animator Jarrett Heather One of CDFA’s Information Technology programmers, Jarrett Heather, is enjoying a richly deserved moment in the spotlight for his work on a side project, animation for a video by performer Weird Al Yankovic. The video, for a parody song called Word Crimes, is viewable below, as is a recent …

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Governor Brown to lead trade and investment mission to Mexico next week

July 23, 2014   Office of Public Affairs

California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will travel to Mexico City next week to meet with Mexican government and business leaders, help boost bilateral trade and investment opportunities between the two neighbors and expand environmental and economic cooperation. Governor Brown also announced today that he has invited Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to meet later this year in California to …

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Global food safety agreement signed by China and UC Davis – News release with quote from Secretary Ross

July 23, 2014   Office of Public Affairs

UC Davis will be partnering with Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Yangling, Shaanxi Officials from China’s Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University in Shaanxi province, and the University of California, Davis, today signed a memorandum of agreement that lays the groundwork for establishing the Sino-U.S. Joint Research Center for Food Safety in China. The signing ceremony was held in the …

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Young women changing the face of California farming – from the Sacramento Bee

July 22, 2014   Office of Public Affairs

Andrew Seng / aseng@sacbee.com Katie Fyhrie, 25, begins her day recently by harvesting nectarines with Cloverleaf farm owner Emma Torbert, left, on a stone fruit orchard at the Collins Farm in Davis. The two women are among a wave of young people who are breaking into agriculture, an industry typically viewed as male-dominated. By Edward Ortiz On most mornings, Katie Fyhrie, …

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