🫒 Happy National Olive Day – June 1! 🫒
Today, we celebrate one of California’s most iconic crops. California leads the nation in olive production, thanks to our amazing weather, fertile growing regions, and the hard work of dedicated growers and farmworkers. 🌞🌿
These ride-along events provide a great opportunity for CAC chemists to connect field sampling to the analysis performed in the laboratory 🥬🔬⤵️ https://t.co/nABzntAqcA
ISD Staff Spotlight: Farm to School Network Regional Lead Jenn Rogge fosters connections between local producers and school food authorities 🍎🍓🍉🍊🍏🥕🥦 ⬇️
https://t.co/3XgS7RoaRO
🍓 May is National Strawberry Month! California leads the nation in strawberry production, harvesting 2.77 billion pounds valued at $3.68 billion. From coastal fields to tables across the United States.
⬇️ https://t.co/f3ClZwoFWy
California has been growing artichokes for more than 100 years but their popularity didn't happen by accident. 🌱 Today, they’re California’s official state vegetable - and still one of the most unique crops grown in the Golden State. 💚
@cagrownofficial
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CDFA Secretary Karen Ross spoke to attendees of the 2026 Association of Fruits & Vegetables Inspection & Standardization Agencies (AFVISA) Conference on Wednesday, May 13 🔎⤵️
https://t.co/kxyAtMmJ4Y
Center for Analytical Chemistry Environmental Scientist Wendy Huang was recently shadowed on the job by Folsom High School junior Jayson Thi. Such job shadowing activities have the potential to change the career trajectory of the younger generation 😀⤵️
https://t.co/xck9E2a12C
Check out this report of a field visit to a CDFA-funded research project that uses outreach, education and technical assistance to facilitate grower adoption of winter cover cropping for nitrogen scavenging on CA's Central Coast 🌱🌱🌱⤵️
https://t.co/70CW9oLm4y
Inspection & Compliance Branch's major accomplishments in 2025 include establishing a Food Safety Auditing Unit, launching no-cost PSA Grower Trainings and promulgating regulations for new Certified Mobile Farmers' Markets 🥇🎉⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2
Feed, Fertilizer & Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch major accomplishments in 2025 include helping define plant biostimulants via legislation, modernizing feed ingredient definitions, & receiving a perfect audit for Organic Input Material Prgm ⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2
Center for Analytical Chemistry's major accomplishments in 2025 include upgraded facilities, improved data quality and the development of 21 innovative methodologies 🎉🥇⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2
Office of Farm to Fork's major 2025 accomplishments include grants for food hubs, nutrition incentives and farm to school! Check out our 2025 Annual Report for more information ⤵️
https://t.co/nMMTqVsoQ2
🚨 New Report: Rising Tide of Invasive Pests Requires a Dynamic, Resilient, Comprehensive System
Pest Prevention in California 🌱
Read the full news release:
https://t.co/AodnIgSuXs
Congratulations 🙌 to graduates 🧑🎓 of CDFA’s Coaching for Personal and Professional Effectiveness Program, customized to each participant to help them lead and succeed in leadership positions ⤵️⤵️⤵️
https://t.co/CGJAh9GyEV
Fort Bragg’s Farm to School Model of Success Offers Healthy Nutrition from Local Produce 🌱🥕🍎
Read more on CDFA's Planting Seeds blog
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https://t.co/AcmBwV626e
At Ag Day 2026, Sec. Ross describes the joy school gardens brings students!🌱
“It’s like the joy of discovery,” she says. “It’s a miracle. It’s magic.”
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Visit https://t.co/RC03NHXgW7 and connect with CDFA’s Farm to School Program 🍎🏫 team to learn how to make it happen!