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“Organic agriculture, if practiced on the planet's 3.5 billion tillable acres, could sequester nearly 40 percent of current CO2 emissions.”

- Rodale Institute.
Regenerative Organic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming. 2008.

“Agricultural soils can be efficiently exploited as carbon sinks with a variety of techniques, such as reduced tillage, cover cropping and organic systems with better manure management.”

- California Agriculture.
Realistic payments could encourage farmers to adopt practices that sequester carbon. April-June 2009.
 

Materials
 

July 13, 2010 Letter to U.S. Senators on need for a federal climate change bill

Click here to view.

June 7, 2010 Letter the Air Resources Board

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CalCAN Fact Sheet

To download a general fact sheet on CalCAN, click here.

Climate and Agriculture Summit October 1, 2009

Presentations and Videos from the Climate and Agriculture Summit are available here.

Farm Field Day Resource List

CalCAN organized a farm field day on April 9th, 2010 at two farms near Winters, CA, to hear from farmer leaders about their farming practices with climate benefits. Topics included:

  • Cover cropping to sequester carbon in the soil
  • Application of char ash amendment to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
  • Biodigester renewable energy production
  • Vineyard management to minimize pesticides and erosion
  • Maximizing natural systems
  • Elements of certified organic systems that have climate benefits

A resource list was generated from the discussion and questions that arose during the field day.

Russ Lester discusses innovative irrigation system that conserves water and energy, and cover crops to sequester carbonRuss Lester discusses innovative irrigation system that conserves water and energy, and cover crops to sequester carbon.
Russ Lester discusses innovative irrigation system that conserves water and energy, and cover crops to sequester carbonJoe Browde, California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance, describes their greenhouse gas calculator for vineyards.

CalCAN Newsletters

CalCAN provides electronic newsletters approximately monthly, including information on developments in climate policy, sciences, events, and resources relevant to sustainable agriculture. To sign up, go to the bottom of this page.

Archived Newsletters:

July 15, 2010 - CalCAN is hiring, Take Action on Federal Climate Bill, Farm Bill Input Wanted, Upcoming Farm Events, National Research Center Report on Sustainable Ag

June 7, 2010 - SB 1241 Stalls in Legislature; CalCAN Letter to ARB; Carbon Markets Workshop; CSP Deadline Extended

May 28, 2010 - Conservation Funding Opportunity; Renewable Energy Grants; Free Farm Energy Audit; New Report on Ag & Climate Change

April 12, 2010 - SB 1241 Clears Ag Committee; Action Alert for SB 1241; Farm Field Day Report Back; Upcoming Events

March 22, 2010 - Action Alert on SB 1241, the Agriculture Climate Benefits Act

March 1, 2010 - Agriculture Climate Benefits Act Introduced; Farm Field Day Invitation; EPA Plans to Regulate GHGs; Science News; ATTRA Publication on Climate & Agriculture

December 18, 2009 - Cap-and-Trade Revenue for Ag; California Climate Adaptation Strategy Report; State & Federal Policy Report; Science News: Climate Change Impact on Fisheries; USDA Report on Climate Change Impacts

November 19, 2009 - Climate & Ag Summit; State & Federal Policy Report; Science News: Food Safety & Climate FAO Report; California Adaptation Report released

 
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