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Ag Day At The Capitol
by Kati Garner, published on March 21, 2012 at 11:28 PM
Storyline: Happenings around Sacramento
This carrot-eating Thoroughbred horse, Lady's Champagne, is a great racer.
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Today's event at the Capitol could've been called "Getting to know your farmer." If it weren't for these hardworking folks doing what they do how would we sustain ourselves?
I have no idea how to milk hundreds of cows everyday nor the desire to clean up their poop.
Do you?
Today was the one-year anniversary of Assembly Concurrent Resolution 42, which called on Californians to "eat local" and "buy California grown" food.
And it asks Specifically for Californians to prepare meals made exclusively with Golden State ingredients one day a week.
Willie Brown spoke to the crowd.
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Former Assembly Seaker Willie Brown, also the former mayor of San Francisco, joined state Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross, among others, for a press conference commemorating the resolution and the adoption of similar efforts by California cities and counties.
It drew a large crowd. Some probably had their lunch woeking their way through the exhibits.
Chandler Walnuts provided several ways to enhance the walnut-eating experience.
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Chocolate and white milk went fast!
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Display showed importance of wildlife and rice co-existing,
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Who could resist a great strawberry?
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The Buckhorn Grill was, sadly, out of samples when I arrived!
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Don't let this cute innocent-looking face fool you.
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Dogs, such as the beagle above are part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Canine Enforcement Program. These canines can detect fruits, vegetables, meats or other prohibited items that may carry animal, pests, or plant diseases that could possibly harm U.S. agriculture resources.
CALIFORNIA'S RODEO QUEENS
Mackenzie Cayford, left, Miss Rodeo CA 2012 and Kendra Brennan, Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2011.
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They are both rodeo competitors.
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This young gal co-authored the book she holds.
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These Comfort Coop chickens were quiet, made no mess and required no food.
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Michelle Kunert
March 22, 2012 | 8:12 AM
I told them at the capitol that "Comfort Coop" is not a humane nor natural way to raise chickens! Chickens are among the most abused animals because they not only are they in cramped cages walking on wire instead being able to naturally scratch on the ground, these cages are stacked up on top of each other in warehouses, where chickens defecate on top of each other, and they don't get to go out in the sun, and there is no fresh air circulation. Many workers is such conditions have to wear breathing apparatuses, that's if the company bothers to issue one to the usually poor immigrants! That is on top of chickens being fed growth hormones and other toxics substances that do not belong for human consumption. Voter prop 2 is not going to protect the chickens, please also consider your health and don't eat animal or animal products all together. I have submitted to you for your discussion the picture of the "coop" versus a picture of a rooster whom was a girls' pet at the event
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Curmudgeon
March 22, 2012 | 3:22 PM
You want us to eat like concentration camp victims, and you want the Israelis to become concentration camp victims again. I remember you.
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zukiman77
March 27, 2012 | 10:51 AM
I worry about chicken and animal abuse too, but I worry more about hungry children, malnourished students and homeless people with little or nothing to eat. Not to mention Africa, where thousands of children starve to death. We have to have our priorities, and I think hungry people come far above lack of fresh air and sunshine for chickens. ( But keep up your animal work, Michelle.) David in Fresno and Sonora
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