Presenter Powerpoint presentations now available below!
Farming for the Future:
California Climate & Agriculture Summit
February 21, 2013 • 8:00am — 6:30pm
UC Davis Conference Center
The Summit included presentations, a poster session, wine & cheese reception and an optional farm tour
on Feb. 20th. It brings together farmers and ranchers, agency staff, farm advisors, policymakers and advocates concerned with climate change challenges and opportunities for California agriculture.
Farm Tour
Feb. 20th, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Participants visited a commercial walnut farm and two research and education sites of the
Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis. Learn about the role of compost, cover cropping, hedgerows and more in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing climate change resilience.
The tour included:
• UC Davis Russell Ranch Sustainable Agriculture Facility research center
• UC Davis Student Farm
• Sierra Orchards organic walnut farm
SUMMIT PROGRAM
When available, links to the powerpoint presentations of the speakers is provided.
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and refreshments
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome
8:45 – 9:45 Hearing from Farmers about Climate Change
Jim Goodman, Northwood Farm, Wisconsin
Al Courchesne, Froghollow Farm, Brentwood
Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm, Guinda
9:45 – 10:30 State of the State on Agriculture & Climate Policy
Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Assistant Secretary, CalEPA
Jeanne Merrill, CalCAN Policy Director (click for Powerpoint link)
10:30 – 11:00 Break & Poster Session
11:00 – 12:30 Workshop Session A
Making the Climate Case for Farmland Protection
Kathryn Lyddan, Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust
Ken Alex, Office of Planning and Research (click for Powerpoint link)
Louise Jackson, UC Davis (click for Powerpoint link)
Soil Building for Carbon & Water Storage
Al Courschesne, Frog Hollow Farm
Mark Van Horn, UC Davis Student Farm (click for Powerpoint link)
Jocelyn Getz, Rio Farms (click for Powerpoint link)
Rangeland Management as a Climate Protection Strategy
Marcia DeLonge, UC Berkeley
Mel Thompson, Sierra Farms Lamb (click for Powerpoint link)
Valerie Eviner, UC Davis (click for Powerpoint link)
Climate & Agriculture: The Science & Policy Basics
Alan Flint, US Geological Service (click for Powerpoint link)
Jeanne Merrill, CalCAN
Emily Wimberger, Senior Economics Fellow, California Air Resources Board (click for Powerpoint link)
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Leadership Award Presentations
Guest speaker: Assembly Speaker John Pérez
2:00 – 3:30 Workshop Session B
State Policy in Action
Jennifer Morales, California Department of Water Resources (click for Powerpoint link)
John Lowrie, Department of Conservation (click for Powerpoint link)
Amrith Gunasekara, California Department of Food and Agriculture (click for Powerpoint link)
Water Stewardship
Doniga Markegard, Markegard Family Grassfed (click for Powerpoint link)
Kelli Camara, Santa Cruz RCD (click for Powerpoint link)
Tim Thornhill, Parducci Wine Cellars
The Science of Soil
Jeff Creque, McEvoy Ranch (click for Powerpoint link)
Kate Scow, UC Davis (click for Powerpoint link)
Richard King, Ecologist/NRCS (retired) (click for Powerpoint link)
Nitrogen, Agriculture & Climate
David Smart, UC Davis
Martin Burger, UC Davis
William Horwath, UC Davis
3:45 – 5:00 Workshop Session C
Farm Bill Update
Alan Forkey, NRCS (click for Powerpoint link)
Brise Tencer, CCOF (click for Powerpoint link)
Biodiversity: Developing On-farm Resilience to Climate Change
Ann Thrupp, Fetzer/Bonterra (click for Powerpoint link)
John Anderson, Hedgerow Farms (click for Powerpoint link)
Judith Redmond, Full Belly Farm
Organic Farming: Climate Change Tools
Alex Gershenson, San Jose State University
Craig Cogger, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center (click for Powerpoint link)
Saving Money & Power
Dean Kunesh, PG&E Ag Services Program (click for Powerpoint link)
Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms (click for Powerpoint link)
5:00 – 6:30 Wine & Cheese Reception
Thanks to our host, the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at UC Davis, and to these major sponsors:
Community Power Corporation
Dixon Ridge Farms
Foxwelp Fund of the Tides Foundation
Hedgerow Farms
Morris Grassfed
Organic Valley
Roots of Change
Sierra Nevada Brewery
UNFI Foundation
