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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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