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CDFA helps ensure that California cherries meet industry standards and consumer expectations

May 24, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

Did you know that CDFA’s Shipping Point Inspection Program conducts cherry inspections at packing houses to help ensure that California cherries meet state and national standards? Packing houses are hard at work this month to get freshly-picked California cherries to consumers worldwide. Packing house inspectors must go through 40 initial hours of training–and eight additional hours annually–to receive a USDA …

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Cal/OSHA reminds employers to protect outdoor workers from heat illness

May 24, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

From a Cal/OSHA news release Cal/OSHA reminds all employers with outdoor workers to be prepared and take the necessary precautions to prevent heat illness, as high temperatures are expected throughout the state this week. Employers in California must take steps to protect outdoor workers from heat illness by providing water, rest, shade and training. “As we shift towards summer, employers …

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Secretary Ross applauds appointment of Maria Gallegos Herrera as USDA Rural Development State Director for California

May 20, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

President Biden has appointed Maria Gallegos Herrera as the USDA’s Rural Development State Director for California. Herrera grew up in the Central Valley, the daughter of farmworker parents, and served Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration as Central California Regional Director of External Affairs. “I want to offer my most sincere congratulations to Maria on her appointment,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. …

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Final State Water Action Plan Released: Outlines California’s Near- and Long-Term Water Priorities – News Release

January 27, 2014   Office of Public Affairs

http://resources.ca.gov/docs/Final_Water_Action_Plan_Press_Release_1-27-14.pdf SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As California experiences one of the driest winters on record, the California Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture released the final California Water Action Plan, laying out goals and vision for the next five years. The plan will guide state efforts to enhance water supply reliability, …

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Growing California video series – “Fun, Food, Festivals”

July 2, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

The next segment in the Growing California video series, a partnership with California Grown, is “Fun, Food, Festivals,” a celebration of California agriculture.

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Providing Export Opportunities for California Small Business

October 15, 2012   Candy Hansen-Gage, Fresno Center for International Trade Development

This November, foreign buyers from across Asia will travel to Oakland to participate in the ‘Taste of California’,  a mini-trade show and conference  that will highlight the best food products California has to offer. This two-day event will combine business meetings with a conference format that focuses on the trends and innovations within California’s food sector. Trade is all about creating connections …

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State Board of Food and Ag to focus on water at Sept. 11 meeting in Mendota

September 4, 2012   Office of Public Affairs

http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/egov/Press_Releases/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=12-032 The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will discuss a variety of water issues at its upcoming meeting on September 11, 2012. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Spreckels Sugar Company facility, 29400 West Whitesbridge Road, Mendota, CA 93460. “California farmers are at the forefront in developing on-farm solutions to improve …

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Hollywood is Buzzing with Food … But Where are the Farmers? From the Food Dialogues

August 9, 2012   Office of Public Affairs

http://www.fooddialogues.com/posts/2012/08/06/hollywood-is-buzzing-with-food-but-where-are-the-farmers By George Motz Unlike stars in Hollywood, “food” may not have an agent, but it has definitely reached celebrity status across America. From documentary films to reality culinary challenges to stand-‘n-stir TV shows, the entertainment industry has created a giant stage that brings attention to how and where our food is grown, raised and processed, ultimately making its way …

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Climate change is another reason to protect farmland – From the Sacramento Bee’s “Viewpoints” section

August 6, 2012   Office of Public Affairs

One of the co-authors of this story, Richard Rominger, is a former CDFA director (now secretary) and USDA deputy secretary. The other co-author, Renata Brillinger, is executive director of the Climate and Agriculture Network.   http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/02/4684014/climate-change-is-another-reason.html By Rich Rominger and Renata Brillinger Special to The Bee Food and farming are a big part of California’s identity. After all, the state produces 400 …

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Thank you, Mr. Lincoln

May 3, 2012   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

I had an opportunity this week to acknowledge and help commemorate a genuinely transformative event in American history. The action itself was simple – the stroke of a pen. And, as it turned out, the man wielding the pen has been immortalized for very different achievements. But this one, in its own way, changed the world. It was 1862, and …

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