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Photo above: CalCAN partners meet with Aseemblymember Caballero, March 2018 CalCAN builds bridges between policymakers, farmers, ranchers, agriculture professionals, non-profit educators and...
View ArticleState Invests Millions in Agricultural Carbon Sinks Research
The Strategic Growth Council announced in December five new projects funded under their new Climate Change Research Program. The program is funded by cap-and-trade auction proceeds. Of the projects...
View ArticleAgricultural Climate Leaders Recognized at the CalCAN Summit
CalCAN held its sixth California Climate and Agriculture Summit in Davis on March 4 & 5, with over 400 participants who actively engaged in dialogue, attended workshops, viewed poster presentations...
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Finding Community at the CalCAN Summit: A Beginning Rancher Perspective
This piece is written by Molly Taylor, the current Policy Intern with CalCAN. As a first-generation woman ranching in Amador County, it can be hard to find your crowd. Last week I found it at the 6th...
View ArticleUSDA Listening Sessions Offer Opportunities for Stakeholder Engagement in...
This is reposted from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, of which CalCAN is a member. NSAC’s blog offers a host of updates about the Farm Bill and other important federal agriculture...
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State soil health initiatives respond to climate change
This blog is reposted with permission from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). CalCAN is a member of the National Healthy Soils Policy Network, a group of farmer-centered...
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Climate Impacts on Farmworkers: Studies on Heat Stress & Night Work
The following two blogs excerpted below were recently posted by the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS), both related to the impacts of increasingly intense and frequent heat...
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Farmers and Advocates Amplify Agriculture as Climate Solution in California...
In March, farmers, ranchers and representatives from partner organizations and businesses from throughout the state came together with CalCAN staff in Sacramento to advocate for policies to invest in...
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Farmers Share the Power of Agriculture’s Climate Solutions with Policymakers
Assemblymember Robert Rivas addresses group of farmers and agriculture experts on the farm tour. Hosted by Phil Foster of Pinnacles Organically Grown Produce in Hollister, CalCAN recently convened a...
View ArticleLess than a Month to Sign Up for the Conservation Stewardship Program in 2019
This is reposted from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), of which CalCAN is a member. NSAC advocates for federal policy reform for the sustainability of food systems, natural...
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Rancher to Rancher: Creating a Shared Intelligence
The Soil Carbon Coalition hosted another one of its Rancher to Rancher days, bringing together ranchers and conservationists from across the state at Paicines Ranch in San Benito County to discuss...
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2017 Ag Census Reveals Some Bright Spots Despite Increased Farm Consolidation
This is reposted from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), of which CalCAN is a member. NSAC advocates for federal policy reform for the sustainability of food systems, natural...
View ArticleCalCAN In The News
This spring, CalCAN, our advisors and partners have been featured in a steady stream of media pieces. Below is a short summary or excerpt from a select few of them. Visit our In the News page for a...
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Legislative Leaders Call for Investment in Natural and Working Lands Climate...
Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Henry Stern (D-Calabasas) held a press conference calling for budget funding for critical natural...
View ArticleGovernor Proposes Additional Funds for Healthy Soils, Cuts Other Climate...
With today’s budget announcement from Governor Gavin Newsom, Healthy Soils received another proposed boost in funding, increasing the program’s proposed funding to $28 million, up from $18 million in...
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From Farm to City: Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide with Farmer-Friendly...
CalCAN believes in the importance of bridging policymakers and their constituents to collaboratively advance policy. As a coalition of sustainable and organic agriculture organizations, we rely on a...
View ArticleFarmers and Ranchers Speak Out in Support of Climate Smart Agriculture...
On May 20th, almost 200 farmers and ranchers in 41 California counties came together on a letter to state legislative leaders calling for increased investments in the state’s Climate Smart Agriculture...
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Assembly Passes Agricultural Adaptation Tools & On-Farm Water Conservation Bills
SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly passed both of CalCAN’s sponsored bills last week. Assembly Bill 409 (Limón), the Agricultural Climate Adaptation Tools bill, passed with a bipartisan, unanimous...
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Budget Negotiations for Climate Smart Agriculture Programs Underway
SACRAMENTO – CalCAN is working with farmer leaders and multiple coalitions this year to advocate for funding for agricultural climate solutions in the next fiscal year’s budget. We teamed up with...
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Five Recommendations for CDFA’s New Climate Smart Ag Technical Assistance...
Later this summer or fall, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will launch a new program to provide grants to technical assistance providers to support farmers and ranchers in...
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