California Climate & Agriculture Network
SACRAMENTO, July 30, 2019 – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications for 2019 Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Funding. Funds awarded through this competitive grant process will be distributed to Resource Conservation Districts,
The Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel (EFA SAP) voted unanimously last week to approve a final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the California Department of Agriculture’s (CDFA) new Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Grant Program, which is expected to
Technical assistance for farmers and ranchers is a critical tool for scaling up the widespread adoption of climate-beneficial agricultural practices. In the fall of 2018, University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) launched a collaboration with the
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 adopting climate smart practices and participating in the Healthy
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 and celebrated CalCAN’s 10 years of work on climate and
CalCAN builds bridges between policymakers, farmers, ranchers, agriculture professionals, non-profit educators and advocates. We connect partners in the field with legislators in the Capitol to educate them about the powerful climate solutions offered by organic and sustainable agriculture. Last year
It has been a busy and productive year for CalCAN and our partners working on California’s Climate Smart Agriculture programs. There have been a number of changes to the suite of programs, which you can read about below. The next
Excerpted from an Oct. 9th article in Civil Eats by Liz Carlisle (click here for the full article). At the outset of last month’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco—even before the release this week of a dire U.N. climate
Technical assistance (TA) providers help producers and farmer leaders understand and apply the latest science and best practices, facilitate farmer-to-farmer learning, lead on-farm research and demonstration projects, and assist growers with applications for grants and cost-share programs. Improved delivery of
Assembly Bill 2377, authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks), was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown earlier today. This bill funds technical assistance for farmers and ranchers seeking to transition to Climate Smart Agriculture. “As California continues to
