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Newsletter Archive

CalCAN provides electronic newsletters approximately monthly, including information on developments in climate policy, sciences, events, and resources relevant to sustainable agriculture.

  • April 24, 2012: Farm Bill action alert
  • April 18, 2012: Cap-and-Trade Investments in Ag; NSAC Farm Bill Platform Endorsement; Climate-Friendly Farmer Stories; Renewable Energy Innovations; Food Fight; Conservation Tillage Research; Events & Jobs
  • March 21, 2012: NSAC Platform Released; Small Farm Conference Report; Grassland Soils Insure Against Climate Change; Upcoming Events; New USDA Conservation Program; Organic Transitions Program; Job Announcements
  • March 15, 2012: Farm Bill action alert
  • Feb. 15, 2012: Legislature Eyes Cap-and-Trade Revenue; CalCAN Blogs; Climate Leader: Hedgerow Farms; Funding Announcements; Job Announcements
  • Jan. 12, 2012: Governor’s Budget; Agriculture Climate Benefits Act; CalCAN’s Carbon Market Policy Brief; CalCAN on the Road; Upcoming Deadlines; New Water Resource; Job Announcements
  • Dec. 20, 2011:Happy Holidays from CalCAN staff
  • Dec. 14, 2011: Helping Farmers Produce Clean Energy
  • Dec. 7, 2011: CalCAN Farmer Leaders Recognized
  • Nov. 18, 2011: Farm Bill Update
  • Nov. 11, 2011: Farm Bill Update; Board Hearing on Extreme Weather; New CalCAN Campaign Director; Organic Benefits Report; Events; Sustainable Ag Scholarship; Position Announcement
  • October 10, 2011: SB 489 Victory!
  • September 28, 2011: Support SB 489! Legislation Recap; Climate & Ag Workshop for Technical Advisors; Welcome CalCAN Intern; Farmers Guide to CSP; UC Davis Sustainable Ag Major; Ag Almanac
  • August 31, 2011: Governor Action Alert on SB 489
  • August 30, 2011: Update on SB 489; CalCAN Job Opening; CDFA Environmental Panel; Cap‐and‐Trade Input from CalCAN; Blog Highlights; Farm Bill Listening Sessions; Can Organics Feed the World?; Grant Program for New Farmers
  • August 4, 2011: New Assembly Committee on Sustainable Ag; Alternatives to Cap-and-Trade; TomKat Ranch report; Conservation Funds for California Farmers; Lessons Learned from the Drought; CDFA Advisory Positions Open
  • June 28, 2011: SB 489 Update; Take Ac1on on Farm Bill Spending; CalCAN at the Commonwealth Club; FAO Report on Sustainable Ag; Conservation Partnership Funding; Ranch Field Day; New CalCAN Interns; Farm & Garden Apprentice Positions
  • June 6, 2011: SB 489 Clears Senate; Ag Advisor Workshop Report Back; Climate Benefits of Pasture-­Based Dairies Organic Transitions Funding; Ranch Field Day: Save the Date
  • May 26, 2011: SB 489 action alert; Farm Bill action alert
  • May 17, 2011: CalCAN Summit Videos; Dairy Field Day; Upcoming Events
  • May 6, 2011: CalCAN Bill Update; Take Action to Protect Farm Bill Conservation Programs; Water Outlook Bleak; Jim Cochran Wins Growing Green Award; Funding Opportuni1es; Upcoming Events
  • April 18, 2011: Take Action on SB 489; CalCAN Leadership Awards; Events; Policy Intern Opening
  • March 24 Action Alert: Support the Agriculture Climate Benefits Act; Legislative
    Spotlight: Renewable Energy Equity Act (SB 489)
  • March 14, 2011: CalCAN Summit; Diary Digester Update; Events; Report on Beef Cattle
    & Climate Change
  • March 2, 2011: Action Alert to Oppose Farm Bill Cuts
  • Feb. 2, 2011: CalCAN Summit Registration Open; Craig McNamara Appointment; Events; Funding News; CalCAN Job Announcement
  • Jan. 12, 2011: CalCAN Summit; Farmer Advisors Gather; New Secretary of CDFA Announced; Science News; Funding News; Events
  • Dec. 13, 2010: Rich Rominger highlights climate change challenges; CalCAN Summit; Carbon Credit Program Ends; New Agriculture Carbon Protocol; Funding Sources; Events
  • Nov. 22, 2010: CalCAN Summit; Midterm Election Debrief; Fetzer Carbon Study; Cap-and-Trade Hearing; Events
  • Oct. 22, 2010: Update on Prop 23; CalCAN 2.0; Williamson Act; Farmer Workshop on USDA Grants; Film Festival
  • September 20, 2010 – No on Prop 23; CalCAN’s New Outreach Director; Fact Sheets; Conservation Grants Due; Events; Job Postings
  • August 20, 2010 – CalCAN Blog Launch; Renewable Energy USDA Grants; Rural Investment Loans; Hoes Down Festival; NRCS Job Posting
  • July 15, 2010 – CalCAN is hiring, Take Action on Federal Climate Bill, Farm Bill Input Wanted, Upcoming Farm Events, National Research Center Report on Sustainable Ag
  • June 7, 2010 – SB 1241 Stalls in Legislature; CalCAN Letter to ARB; Carbon Markets Workshop; CSP Deadline Extended
  • May 28, 2010 – Conservation Funding Opportunity; Renewable Energy Grants; Free Farm Energy Audit; New Report on Ag & Climate Change
  • April 12, 2010 – SB 1241 Clears Ag Committee; Action Alert for SB 1241; Farm Field Day Report Back; Upcoming Events
  • March 22, 2010 – Action Alert on SB 1241, the Agriculture Climate Benefits Act
  • March 1, 2010 – Agriculture Climate Benefits Act Introduced; Farm Field Day Invitation; EPA Plans to Regulate GHGs; Science News; ATTRA Publication on Climate & Agriculture
  • December 18, 2009 – Cap-and-Trade Revenue for Ag; California Climate Adaptation Strategy Report; State & Federal Policy Report; Science News: Climate Change Impact on Fisheries; USDA Report on Climate Change Impacts
  • November 19, 2009 – Climate & Ag Summit; State & Federal Policy Report; Science News: Food Safety & Climate FAO Report; California Adaptation Report released
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