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SACRAMENTO – As olive harvest season winds down in California, the California State Fair is preparing to launch its fifth California Commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.
The competition opens earlier this season, beginning on Jan. 8, 2019, and closes earlier on Feb. 8, 2019. See rules and regulations here.
Judging at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds will move to Feb. 27, 2019, when a team of 15 certified sensory experts, led by the new head judge, Mr. Paul Vossen, will gather to determine the very best extra virgin and flavored olive oils produced in the state.
Each year more than 700 bottles of different varieties of extra virgin and flavored olive oils enter from all over the state.
Each oil producer is hoping all of their care, expertise and hard work will result in a coveted Best of Show Golden Bear Trophy. After five years of successful olive oil competitions, State Fair ribbons are proudly displayed in olive oil tasting rooms all over California.
The California State Fair is proud to announce the head judge for the 2019 competition, Mr. Paul Vossen. Vossen will employ his expertise and experience at the California State Fair olive oil judging to lead the team of 15 Judges and ensure a fair and ethical judging process.
With more than 30 years of experience in the field as a University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor in Sonoma County, Paul Vossen offers practical advice to large commercial ventures and hobby farmers alike for clients around the world.
His expertise is in fruit tree (cider apples, olives), berry, hop, and specialty vegetable culture as well as pest control, irrigation, olive oil processing, olive oil sensory evaluation and marketing of farm products. Paul is a regular speaker at conferences around the world on these topics and an instructor in olive oil sensory evaluation.
He is one of the founders of the Sebastopol Apple Promotion Committee (1982), Sonoma County Ag Marketing Program (1986), and the California Olive Oil Council in 1990.
He has developed statewide and international expertise in olive oil production, processing, and sensory evaluation, including management of the first olive oil taste panel in the USA to become recognized by the International Olive Oil Council in 2001.
Visit www.CAStateFair.org for a list of last year’s winners and more information on how to enter online.
The deadline for online entry for the 2019 California State Fair Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is Feb. 8, 2019.
For more information visit http://www.castatefair.org/california-commercial-extra-virgin-olive-oil/.
The competition opens earlier this season, beginning on Jan. 8, 2019, and closes earlier on Feb. 8, 2019. See rules and regulations here.
Judging at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds will move to Feb. 27, 2019, when a team of 15 certified sensory experts, led by the new head judge, Mr. Paul Vossen, will gather to determine the very best extra virgin and flavored olive oils produced in the state.
Each year more than 700 bottles of different varieties of extra virgin and flavored olive oils enter from all over the state.
Each oil producer is hoping all of their care, expertise and hard work will result in a coveted Best of Show Golden Bear Trophy. After five years of successful olive oil competitions, State Fair ribbons are proudly displayed in olive oil tasting rooms all over California.
The California State Fair is proud to announce the head judge for the 2019 competition, Mr. Paul Vossen. Vossen will employ his expertise and experience at the California State Fair olive oil judging to lead the team of 15 Judges and ensure a fair and ethical judging process.
With more than 30 years of experience in the field as a University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor in Sonoma County, Paul Vossen offers practical advice to large commercial ventures and hobby farmers alike for clients around the world.
His expertise is in fruit tree (cider apples, olives), berry, hop, and specialty vegetable culture as well as pest control, irrigation, olive oil processing, olive oil sensory evaluation and marketing of farm products. Paul is a regular speaker at conferences around the world on these topics and an instructor in olive oil sensory evaluation.
He is one of the founders of the Sebastopol Apple Promotion Committee (1982), Sonoma County Ag Marketing Program (1986), and the California Olive Oil Council in 1990.
He has developed statewide and international expertise in olive oil production, processing, and sensory evaluation, including management of the first olive oil taste panel in the USA to become recognized by the International Olive Oil Council in 2001.
Visit www.CAStateFair.org for a list of last year’s winners and more information on how to enter online.
The deadline for online entry for the 2019 California State Fair Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is Feb. 8, 2019.
For more information visit http://www.castatefair.org/california-commercial-extra-virgin-olive-oil/.
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- Written by: California State Fair
Based on results of another quality test, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham has announced an additional 15-day delay of the northern California commercial Dungeness Crab season.
The new opener date is Dec. 31.
Results of the Dec. 4 quality test continue to show that Dungeness Crab are not yet ready for harvesting.
Delays due to quality only affect the northern commercial fishery in California Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties).
The season in these districts is now scheduled to open at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2018, to be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period that would begin no earlier than 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2018.
Crab are evaluated to compare meat weight to total crab weight to determine whether they are ready for harvest under testing guidelines established by the Tri-State Dungeness Crab Committee.
If results indicate low or poor quality, the director may delay the fishery in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties, under authority of Fish and Game Code, section 8276.2.
Additional testing will be scheduled to occur by Dec. 21. If quality results remain low, a final delay announcement issued by the Director would further delay the season until Jan. 15, 2019.
No vessel may take or land crab in an area closed for a meat quality delay (i.e., Fish and Game districts 6, 7, 8 and 9) or within an area closed for a domoic acid delay.
In addition, any vessel that takes, possesses onboard or lands crab from ocean waters outside of a delayed area is prohibited from participating in the crab fishery in any delayed area for 30 days following the opening of those areas. This applies to any delayed areas in Oregon and Washington as well as in California.
The updated Frequently Asked Questions for the current 2018-19 season addresses questions regarding the Fair Start provision.
For more information about Dungeness crab fisheries in California, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/crab.
For more information on health advisories related to fisheries, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/fishing/ocean/health-advisories.
The new opener date is Dec. 31.
Results of the Dec. 4 quality test continue to show that Dungeness Crab are not yet ready for harvesting.
Delays due to quality only affect the northern commercial fishery in California Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties).
The season in these districts is now scheduled to open at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2018, to be preceded by a 64-hour gear setting period that would begin no earlier than 8:01 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2018.
Crab are evaluated to compare meat weight to total crab weight to determine whether they are ready for harvest under testing guidelines established by the Tri-State Dungeness Crab Committee.
If results indicate low or poor quality, the director may delay the fishery in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties, under authority of Fish and Game Code, section 8276.2.
Additional testing will be scheduled to occur by Dec. 21. If quality results remain low, a final delay announcement issued by the Director would further delay the season until Jan. 15, 2019.
No vessel may take or land crab in an area closed for a meat quality delay (i.e., Fish and Game districts 6, 7, 8 and 9) or within an area closed for a domoic acid delay.
In addition, any vessel that takes, possesses onboard or lands crab from ocean waters outside of a delayed area is prohibited from participating in the crab fishery in any delayed area for 30 days following the opening of those areas. This applies to any delayed areas in Oregon and Washington as well as in California.
The updated Frequently Asked Questions for the current 2018-19 season addresses questions regarding the Fair Start provision.
For more information about Dungeness crab fisheries in California, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/crab.
For more information on health advisories related to fisheries, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/fishing/ocean/health-advisories.
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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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