Presentations from CalCAN Summit 2009

Comments from Participants:

“The summit was well organized and timely. There is a tremendous need for CalCAN.”
“I have a much deeper understanding of adaptation vs. mitigation.”
“The lecture about workers raised issues I hadn’t thought about (e.g. heat illness and workers).”
“Will organic farmers actually ever be able to benefit directly from cap-and-trade?”
“This seems like a ‘hot-button issue’ – the fact that the summit was ‘sold out’ is instructive.”

Climate Change Impacts on California Agriculture
Dr. Richard Howitt, Chair, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis	Presentation available.	See the video

Farming Systems, Soil Management & Carbon Sequestration
Dr. Johan Six, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis	Presentation available.	See the video
Tim LaSalle, CEO, Rodale Institute	Presentation available.	See the video
Jeffrey P. Mitchell, Extension Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Center		See the video
Todd Rosenstock, Packard Fellow, Agricultural Sustainability Institute, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP)	No presentation is available, but go to nitrogen.ucdavis.edu/

The Climate Benefits of Farmland Preservation
Ed Thompson, California Director, American Farmland Trust	Presentation available.
Brian Leahy, Assistant Director, Division of Land Resource Protection, Department of Conservation	Presentation available.
Gary Patton, Special Counsel, Planning & Conservation League	No presentation available.

On-Farm Renewable Energy & Energy Crop Production
Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms	Presentation available.
Alison Jordan, Executive Director, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance	Presentation available.
Dr. Steve Kaffka, UC Davis, Director of the California Biomass Collaborative	Presentation available.

Update on Climate Change Policy
Jeanne Merrill, Policy Director, California Climate and Agriculture Network	Presentation available.	See the video

Agricultural Water Conservation Practices & Policy
Katy Mamen, Project Director, California Agricultural Water Stewardship Initiative	Presentation available.
Bill Craven, Chief Consultant, State Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee	No presentation available.
Dr. Richard Howitt, Chair, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Davis	No presentation available.

Innovative Farm Practices to Address Climate Change
John Deiner, Owner, Red Rock Ranch	Presentation available.
Albert Straus, Owner, Straus Family Creamery	Presentation available.
Russ Lester, Dixon Ridge Farms	Presentation available.

Climate Change Policy & The Role of Agriculture
Jeanne Merrill, Policy Director, CalCAN	Presentation available.	See the video
Tim LaSalle, Executive Director, Rodale Institute	No presentation available.	See the video
Eric Holst, Managing Director of the Center for Conservation Incentives, Environmental Defense Fund	No presentation available.	See the video
Paul Buttner, Manager of Environmental Affairs, California Rice Commission	Presentation available.	See the video

Agriculture’s Adaptation to Climate Chang		See the video
Bruce Gwynne, Staff Scientist, Division Of Land Resource Protection, Department of Conservation	Presentation available. Also, please see climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/ for a link to the California Climate Adaptation Strategy Draft Report
Dr. Louise Jackson, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, UC Davis	Presentation available.	See the video
Martha Guzman-Aceves, Legislative Advocate, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation	Presentation available.	See the video

Livestock Management & Climate Change
Dr. Emilio Laca, Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis	Presentation available.
Paul Martin, Director of Environmental Services, Western United Dairymen	Presentation available.
Becca Ryals, Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, UC Berkeley	Presentation not available yet.

Seeds & Breeds in a Climate Changed World
Meredith Niles, Center for Food Safety; UC Davis graduate student	Presentation available.
Dr. Paul Gepts, Department of Plant Sciences – Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, UC Davis	Presentation available.

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Comments from Participants:

Climate Change Impacts on California Agriculture

Farming Systems, Soil Management & Carbon Sequestration

The Climate Benefits of Farmland Preservation

On-Farm Renewable Energy & Energy Crop Production

Update on Climate Change Policy

Agricultural Water Conservation Practices & Policy

Innovative Farm Practices to Address Climate Change

Climate Change Policy & The Role of Agriculture

Agriculture’s Adaptation to Climate Chang

Livestock Management & Climate Change

Seeds & Breeds in a Climate Changed World

Investing in Sustainable Agricultural Solutions to Climate Change

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