Welcome to the California Department of Food and Agriculture
California crop field
A.G. Kawamura, Secretary of CDFA

"When we forget the stable foundation upon which agriculture must stand, we do so not at our own peril, but at the peril of civilization itself." — Secretary A.G. Kawamura, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Listening Sessions

Secretary of Food and Agriculture, A.G. Kawamura, and State Board President, Al Montna, invite the agriculture community and public to share in a California Agricultural Vision by attending one or more of the following sessions: Session Details

  • San Luis Obispo Listening Session
    Tuesday, July 1, from 12 p.m.–3 p.m.
    San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau
    651 Tank Farm Road
    San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
  • Tulare Listening Session
    Wednesday, July 2, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
    Agricultural Heritage Center
    4500 S. Laspina Street
    Tulare, CA 93274
  • Oxnard Listening Session 1
    Monday, July 7, from 12 p.m.–3 p.m.
    Oxnard Performing Arts & Convention Center
    800 Hobson Way, VENTURA Room
    Oxnard, CA 93030
  • Oxnard Listening Session 2 (Evening) – Simultaneous Spanish Translation Available
    Monday, July 7, from 6 p.m.–8 p.m.
    City of Oxnard HR Activity Room
    300 West 3rd Street, First Floor–“B” Street Entrance
    Oxnard, CA 93030
  • Escondido Listening Session
    Tuesday, July 8, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
    San Diego County Farm Bureau
    1670 East Valley Parkway
    Escondido, CA 92027
 
Al Montna, President, California State Board of Food and Agriculture

"The Ag Vision will give California agriculture the opportunity to design its own future through 2030--this will not be a document to gather dust, but an action plan to secure the viability of this industry for today and years to come." — Al Montna, President, State Board of Food and Agriculture

Read Quotes from Participants at the First Two Listening Sessions

We Want to Hear From You

  • What is your vision for California agriculture by 2030?
  • What will be the biggest challenge in achieving that vision?
  • In 2030, how has the public perception of agriculture changed?
  • What is a "must have" in an Ag Vision for California?

About the Vision

The State Board of Food and Agriculture and the California Department of Food and Agriculture are launching a series of listening sessions that will provide a forum for the agriculture industry and public to give their input into a California strategic agricultural vision. This vision will be used to guide public policy and investment priorities at the state and national level for the next 20 years. It will be a vision that affects everyone who produces, ships, processes, markets, eats, drinks or wears California agricultural products.

The California Agricultural Vision will consist of strategic goals that the agricultural industry wants to achieve by the year 2030. Public input is essential for the agricultural vision to fully represent California, including perspectives from farmers, ranchers and processors as well as hunger, nutrition, conservation and rural development groups.

The California Agricultural Vision is made possible in part by grants administered by the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation and the Columbia Foundation.