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Climate and Agriculture Summit
October 1, 2009

Comments from Participants:

"The summit was well organized and timely. There is a tremendous need for CalCAN."
"I have a much deeper understanding of adaptation vs. mitigation."
"The lecture about workers raised issues I hadn't thought about (e.g. heat illness and workers)."
"Will organic farmers actually ever be able to benefit directly from cap-and-trade?"
"This seems like a 'hot-button issue' - the fact that the summit was 'sold out' is instructive."

Climate Change Impacts on California Agriculture

    
Dr. Richard Howitt, Chair, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis Presentation available. See the video
 

Farming Systems, Soil Management & Carbon Sequestration

    
Dr. Johan Six, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis Presentation available. See the video
Tim LaSalle, CEO, Rodale Institute Presentation available. See the video
Jeffrey P. Mitchell, Extension Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Center   See the video
Todd Rosenstock, Packard Fellow, Agricultural Sustainability Institute, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) No presentation is
available, but go to nitrogen.ucdavis.edu/		  
 

The Climate Benefits of Farmland Preservation

    
Ed Thompson, California Director, American Farmland Trust Presentation available.  
Brian Leahy, Assistant Director, Division of Land Resource Protection, Department of Conservation Presentation available.  
Gary Patton, Special Counsel, Planning & Conservation League No presentation available.  
 

On-Farm Renewable Energy & Energy Crop Production

    
Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms Presentation available.  
Alison Jordan, Executive Director, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Presentation available.  
Dr. Steve Kaffka, UC Davis, Director of the California Biomass Collaborative Presentation available.  
 

Update on Climate Change Policy

    
Jeanne Merrill, Policy Director, California Climate and Agriculture Network Presentation available. See the video
 

Agricultural Water Conservation Practices & Policy

    
Katy Mamen, Project Director, California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative Presentation available.  
Bill Craven, Chief Consultant, State Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee No presentation available.  
Dr. Richard Howitt, Chair, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis No presentation available.  
 

Innovative Farm Practices to Address Climate Change

   
John Deiner, Owner, Red Rock Ranch Presentation available.  
Albert Straus, Owner, Straus Family Creamery Presentation available.  
Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms Presentation available.  
 

Climate Change Policy & The Role of Agriculture

    
Jeanne Merrill, Policy Director, CalCAN Presentation available. See the video
Tim LaSalle, Executive Director, Rodale Institute No presentation available. See the video
Eric Holst, Managing Director of the Center for Conservation Incentives, Environmental Defense Fund No presentation available. See the video
Paul Buttner, Manager of Environmental Affairs, California Rice Commission Presentation available. See the video
 

Agriculture's Adaptation to Climate Chang

   See the video
Bruce Gwynne, Staff Scientist, Division Of Land Resource Protection, Department of Conservation Presentation available.
Also, please see climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/ for a link to the California Climate Adaptation Strategy Draft Report		  
Dr. Louise Jackson, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis Presentation available. See the video
Martha Guzman-Aceves, Legislative Advocate, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Presentation available. See the video
 

Livestock Management & Climate Change

    
Dr. Emilio Laca, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis Presentation available.  
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen Presentation available.  
Becca Ryals, Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley Presentation not available yet.  
 

Seeds & Breeds in a Climate Changed World

   
Meredith Niles, Center for Food Safety; UC Davis graduate student Presentation available.  
Dr. Paul Gepts, Department of Plant Sciences - Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, UC Davis Presentation available.  
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