Luncheons

Monday August 1, 2022
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Registration fees and other details are subject to change...

(SP31)Extension Section Lecture & Luncheon

A.G. Kawamura
“California Agriculture: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons for the Whole Country”
Registration Fee: $70
Room: TBD

A.G. Kawamura is a 3rd generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Southern California. He is the former Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (2003-2010). He serves on several boards and committees including: Solutions From the Land, founding co-chair; Farm Foundation, Board and Roundtable Member; Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Advisory Committee member; Roots of Peace, Board Member; Western Growers Association, Board Member; CSU Agricultural Research Institute, Board Member; Southern California Water Committee Trustee; Orange County Farm Bureau, Board Member, Solutions For Urban Agriculture, founding chair. He is dedicated to the goal of ending hunger in our lifetime, and has worked in innovative ways to provide fresh produce to local food banks through his non-profit, Solutions For Urban Agriculture. Currently, and through his company, Orange County Produce, LLC, he is engaged in building an exciting, interactive 21st century agricultural solution showcase at the OC Great Park in Irvine, CA