Almond Facts, March-April 2016 - page 27

MARCH | APRIL 2016 Almond Facts 27
Quintero, Member of the California Water
Commission. The General Session was
rounded out with a lively panel discussion
between Democratic Communications
Specialist Tracy Sefl and Republican
Communications Specialist Douglas Heye
about the presidential election.
The 97th Annual Meeting of Ag Council
concluded with a luncheon that honored
Paul Martin as the recipient of the 2016
California Cultivator Award. Martin was
lauded for his work with the California
dairy industry as director of environmental
services for Western United Dairymen
(WUD). Martin served in Governor
Brown’s Office of Business and Economic
Development from 2012 to 2014 before
returning to WUD as interim CEO for
the organization.
For more information, about Ag Council’s
Annual Meeting and upcoming events,
visitwww.agcouncil.org.
California Department
of Food and Agriculture
Secretary Karen Ross
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