California Ag Day

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

State Capitol in Sacramento
1 Capitol Mall
1303 10th St.
Sacramento, CA
cdfa.ca.gov/agday/
Free

California Ag Day is part of a National Ag Day campaign to bring together a variety of resources for the public to learn about. Since California is top producer of milk, strawberries, tomatoes, almonds, avocados, artichokes, grapes and other agriculture products, it's important to recognize the significance of agriculture in our lives. Bottom line–food feeds us!

You can learn about all sorts of things you usually don't think about. For example, there's a California Wool Growers Association that appeared at a previous Ag Day at the Capitol. Sheep have been a part of California's history and are mentioned frequently in local histories of cities in the state. The land that towns have been built on often was used for sheep ranching.

You learn a lot of trivia about a variety of subjects (like sheep) at the State Capitol Ag Day. If you're looking to expand your horizons, you might talk to beekeepers, learn about rice, floral arrangements, fairs, almonds, pork, poultry and the California School Garden Network. This event helps individuals to access resources for healthier, sustainable living and maybe even launch a new business or career!

Some past exhibitors

• cfaitc.org – Ag in the Classroom
• almondboard.com Almond Board
• bigfun.org – Cal Expo
• cacasa.org – California Agricultural Commissioners & Sealers Association
• calpaca.org – California Alpaca Breeders
• calcattlemen.org – California Cattlemen's Association
• cdfa.ca.gov – California Department of Food and Agriculture
• cfbf.com – California Farm Bureau Federation
• californiagrown.org – California Grown Campaign
• cal-ipc.org – California Invasive Plant Council
• californiadairypressroom.com – California Milk Advisory Board
• calpork.com – California Pork Producers Association
• cpif.org – California Poultry Federation
• calrice.org – California Rice Commission
• csgn.org – California School Garden Network
• californiastatebeekeepers.com – California State Beekeepers Association
• calstatefloral.com – California State Floral Association
• californiagrange.org – California State Grange
• calstrawberry.com – California Strawberry Commission
• ctba.com – California Thoroughbred Breeders Association
• walnuts.org – California Walnut Commission
• californiawomenforagriculture.com – California Women for Agriculture
• woolgrowers.org – California Wool Growers Association
• cachampionsforchange.net Champions for Change
• dairycouncilofca.org Dairy Council of California
• calaged.org FFA & ca4h.org – 4-H
• calforests.org – The Forest Foundation
• flyingurodeo.com – Flying U Rodeos
• freshproducers.org – Fresh Producers
• caes.ucdavis.edu – U.C. Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• nrcs.usda.gov – USDA – Natural
  Resources Conservation Service
• parks.ca.gov – Wagons West
• fairsnet.org – Western Fairs Association

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.