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CalCAN Summit 2011

Below is the program from the 2011 Climate & Agriculture Summit at UC Davis
and available videos and powerpoint presentations.

Opening Remarks by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross

See the video

Impacts & Adaptation: What to Expect & How to Cope

Bryan Weare
Dept. of Land, Soil and Water Resources, UC Davis
Presentation See the video
Louise Jackson
Dept. of Land, Soil and Water Resources, UC Davis
Presentation See the video

Taking a Whole Farm Approach to Climate Protection

Charles Benbrook
The Organic Center
No presentation available. See the video
Michel Cavigelli
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Presentation See the video

Policy Initiatives

Jeanne Merrill
CalCAN
Presentation See the video.
Tina Andolina
Office of Senator Lois Wolk
See the video.
Rich Rominger
Farmer, former Director CDFA, former Deputy Secretary USDA
See the video.

Climate Benefits of Organic Farming

Michel Cavigelli
USDA ARS
Presentation See the video
Albie Miles
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley
No presentation available. See the video

Farm Power: On-Farm Renewable Energy

Russ Lester
Dixon Ridge Farms
Presentation
Stacey Sullivan
Sustainable Conservation
No presentation available.
Brent Morrison
Morrison and Company
Presentation

Carbon & Cattle: Climate Benefits of Rangeland Conservation

James Bartolome
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley
No presentation available.
Whendee Silver
Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, UC Berkeley
Presentation
Leslie Roche
Ecology Graduate Group, UC Davis
Presentation

Soil Management: Impacts on GHG Emissions & Carbon Sequestration

Johan Six
Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
No presentation available. See the video
Will Horwath
Dept. of Land, Soil and Water Resources, UC Davis
No presentation available. See the video
Todd Rosenstock
Agricultural Sustainability Institute, UC Davis
No presentation available. See the video

Dairies & Climate Change

Cindy Daley
College of Agriculture, Chico State University
Presentation
Charles Benbrook
The Organic Center
No presentation available.
Frank Mitloehner
Dept. of Animal Science, UC Davis
Presentation
Ward & Rosie Burroughs
California Cloverleaf Farms
Presentation

Calculators & Credits

John Garn
Viewcraft
Presentation
Derik Broekhoff
Climate Action Reserve
Presentation

Partnerships in Science & Practice

Ann Thrupp
Fetzer Vineyards
No presentation available. See the video
Louise Jackson
Dept. of Land, Soil and Water Resources, UC Davis
No presentation available. See the video
Johan Six
Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis

Tony Turkovich
Button & Turkovich Ranch

Russ Lester
Dixon Ridge Farms
No presentation available. See the video
Bill Burrows
Burrows Ranch
No presentation available. See the video

Farmland Protection

Darla Guenzler
California Council of Land Trusts
No presentation available.
David Shabazian
Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Chris Scheuring
California Farm Bureau Federation

Presentation available by emailing info@calclimateag.org (large file).

Technical Assistance for Producers

Rex Dufour
National Center for Appropriate Technology
Presentation
Roney Gutierrez
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Presentation
Jeff Mitchell
Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis
No presentation available.

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross addresses Summit participants

Rich Rominger comes forward to accept a CalCAN Leadership Award

Louise Jackson accepts a CalCAN Leadership Award from Judith Redomnd (Full Belly Farm)

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