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California State Board of Food & Agriculture

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture serves the interest of the state's diverse agricultural community. As an advisory board to the governor and secretary, the board addresses key issues that are of importance to California's farmers and ranchers, community stakeholders, and citizens.

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture is a fifteen-member state board, appointed by the Governor, and carefully selected to represent a broad range of agricultural commodities, a variety of geographic regions and both the University of California and California State University academic systems.

The board encourages public participation and input in all matters concerning agriculture and food policy within the state.

Upcoming State Board of Food and Agriculture Meetings

December 3, 2024
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Location
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street – Main Auditorium
Sacramento, CA 95814

The next California State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting is
tentatively scheduled for January 7, 2025, location TBD.

Board Ag Vision Committee Meeting

No Meetings Currently Scheduled

Board Regenerative Ag & Climate Committee Meeting

No Meetings Currently Scheduled

Board Water Committee Meeting

October 1, 2024
Teleconference Agenda - (PDFBoard Water Committee Meeting on 10/01/24)
Teleconference Location
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street, Room 410
Sacramento, CA 95814
Meeting Information
Board Members & Staff
Recent Board Actions
Public Comment Letter to DPR – Statewide Pesticide Notification (August 2024) Public Comment Letter to DPR – Statewide Pesticide Notification (January 2024) Public Comment Letter to SWRCB - Sacramento/Delta Draft Staff Report (December 2023) Letter from CDFA’s Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Card (May 2023) Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Card Attachments 1 Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Card Attachment 2 Letter to Secretary Ross on Small and Socially Disadvantaged Farms (March 2022) Letter to Secretary Kim (CalSTA) on Harvest Trucking (May 2021) Letter to Governor on Farm to Fork Programs (March 2021) Letter to Governor on Drought Preparedness (Feb 2021) Letter to Governor on Food Tax Credit (Nov 2020) Board Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership (June 2020) Letter to the Governor on Water Issues (June 2020) Public Comment Letter: Docket ID_USDA-2017-0002-001 (ReConnect Program) Public Comment Letter – Draft Water Resilience Portfolio (January 2020) Letter to Secretary Perdue on Navel Orangeworm (June 2019) Letter to Chair Debbie Arnold, County of San Luis Obispo (Sept 2019) Letter to Governor Brown on Voluntary Settlement Agreements (Sept 2018) Letter to the CA Public Utilities Commission on Broadband Issues (Aug 2018) Letter to the Federal Communication Commission on Broadband Issues (Aug 2018) Letter to USDA and USTR on Trade (June 2018) Letter to Governor Brown on Trade (June 2018) Letter to Senator Monning - SB 623 (June 2018) Letter to Governor on Groundwater Recharge Recommendations (May 2018) Managed Groundwater Recharge Recommendations Previous Board Actions
 
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Governor

Gavin Newsom

State of California

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Secretary of Agriculture

Karen Ross

State of California

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President

Don Cameron

California State Board of Food and Agriculture

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