California Climate & Agriculture Network
We have had the benefit of working with 13 interns over our 13-year history, all of whom have made unique and important contributions and moved on to work in related fields, and in many cases for partner organizations (see here
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced this week it is now accepting applications for Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technical Assistance Program funding. The grant solicitation is being conducted to ensure there are Technical Assistance Providers available to
The October meeting of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) was jam packed. Now that the election is over and hopefully our inboxes are all a little less inundated, we
Sacramento — Today, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced its selection of over 300 of the state’s farms and ranches to receive Healthy Soils Program incentive grants totaling approximately $22 million. The project awards announced today will
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) opened the application period for its Healthy Soils Program (HSP) today. A record $25 million is available – up from $14 million last year. It’s a good time to apply to the
There is a network of Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs), University of California’s Cooperative Extension (UCCE) staff and non-profit organizations around the state that provide technical assistance (TA) on some or all of the state’s Climate Smart Agriculture Programs – the
California’s Climate Smart Agriculture Technical Assistance Program funds technical assistance (TA) providers to support farmers and ranchers in applying for and implementing Climate Smart Agriculture Program projects. In September of 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2377, a CalCAN-sponsored
CalCAN has advocated for over a decade that with sufficient resources — including research, financial, and technical assistance — farmers can deliver unique and powerful solutions to climate change and other urgent challenges. The California Department of Food and Agriculture
There is a large population of at least 900 Hmong farmers in Fresno County who produce a dizzying array of tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables for California’s Southeast Asian population, often on very diversified and relatively small plots of
CalCAN’s Bill History CalCAN sponsored or played a lead role in the following bills that passed and were signed into law: SB 489, Renewable Energy Equity Act (2011) — Authored by Senator Lois Wolk, the bill expanded the state’s Net
