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Op-ed from Secretary Ross and California State Board of Food and Agriculture member Kerry Tucker on the need for collaboration in agriculture

October 5, 2011   Office of Public Affairs

As published in Ag Alert, a publication of the California Farm Bureau Federation Date: October 5, 2011 By Karen Ross and Kerry Tucker A focus in many food policy discussions is the development of a substantial food system to feed a hungry world, and the trends we’re seeing internationally show there is an urgent need. Food has become a geopolitical …

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Toward a Community-based Food System

June 28, 2011   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

Lessons from an inspiring morning in Sacramento Representatives of 17 of California’s 22 community-based food system organizations gathered at CDFA headquarters in Sacramento last week to spend a few hours with me and Secretary Diana Dooley from the California Health and Human Services Agency.  Diana and I were glad to host the session and we feel the group gained a …

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