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Secretary Ross Celebrates Winners of the California State Fair Best of Show Awards

June 21, 2018   Office of Public Affairs

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross joined representatives of the California State Fair on the State Capitol’s west steps earlier today to recognize the Best of Show winners from the 2018 Commercial Wine, Beer, Cheese, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil competitions. Below is a full list of the winners. California State Fair Best of Show Awards Wine Best of …

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October is Manufacturing Awareness and Appreciation Month

October 31, 2017   Office of Public Affairs

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross joined a coalition of manufacturing sector representatives at the State Capitol today for the presentation of a letter from Governor Jerry Brown recognizing October 2017 as Manufacturing Awareness and Appreciation Month. The letter reads, in part, “Manufacturing Jobs are critical to the economy and provide living wages with long-term career …

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Marking the Eradication of the European Grapevine Moth

October 24, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross gathered with grape growers, winemakers, stakeholders and colleagues from federal and county agencies on Friday, Oct. 21 to mark a mutual achievement: eradication of the European grapevine moth (EGVM). “The growers and their communities where this pest carved out its foothold deserve the lion’s share of the credit for eradicating the European grapevine moth,” Secretary Ross …

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SALC program preserves ag land for climate benefits – from the Strategic Growth Council

August 10, 2016   Office of Public Affairs

Its Second Year, Cap-and-Trade Funded SALC Program Commits $37.4 Million to Shield Agricultural Land from Development Twenty California properties may be permanently set aside for agriculture thanks to a first-of-its kind state program that invests in farmland conservation in order to benefit the climate. The Strategic Growth Council launched the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) in 2015. The program …

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Food Safe Families with Oakland school children, the USDA and a ‘Big League Foodie’

September 23, 2015   Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture

I spent an energizing afternoon at Parker Elementary School in Oakland this week, where students took full advantage of a presentation about how to handle, prepare and store food safely and help protect their families from food poisoning. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator Al Almanza and I shared the stage with Oakland Athletics rookie Mark Canha, a self-described foodie who …

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Migrant farmworker housing: Part of the solution for our industry’s workforce – and their families

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

Recently, I had the privilege of taking part in a tour of several housing centers for our state’s migrant farmworkers hosted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.  I was eager to participate in this tour with Business, Consumer Services and Housing Secretary Anna Caballero because of our shared commitment to work “across Cabinet” to improve existing and …

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Farm to Food Bank Month – Secretary Ross joins State Board of Food and Agriculture for visit to Northern California food bank

December 10, 2013   Office of Public Affairs

In recognition of December as Farm to Food Bank Month, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross today joined the California State Board of Food and Agriculture at California Emergency Foodlink, the nation’s largest food bank. The event highlighted food donation by farmers and ranchers and and reiterated the need for food donations statewide. It is believed that more than 49 million people …

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