California Launches Program to Protect Farmland & Climate
Applause erupted yesterday in response to the unanimous vote of the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) to launch California’s trailblazing Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program. More...
View ArticleState Bill to Launch California Climate & Agriculture Program
CalCAN is excited to announce our leadership in a newly introduced state bill called the Agriculture Climate Benefits Act, or SB 367. The bill was introduced by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Yolo County), and...
View ArticleA Call for Farmland Conservation
Between 1984 and 2010, California lost an average of over 50,000 acres of agricultural land annually. Reducing that agricultural land conversion by 40%, or 20,000 acres per year, would avoid 1.2...
View ArticleCap-and-Trade Budget Decisions Delayed
California lawmakers have put off their decision on how to spend over $2 billion in cap-and-trade revenues, leaving it unclear what climate change investments in agriculture we will see in the coming...
View ArticleCalifornia Invests in Farmland Conservation to Halt Sprawl, Climate Change
California recently took action to protect some of the state’s most threatened agricultural lands by investing in conservation easements and better land use planning. These tools have been used for...
View ArticleCalifornia Looks to Dig Deeper on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 2030 Targets...
Governor Jerry Brown dropped by unannounced to a recent public workshop in Sacramento, where he gave a forceful speech on the enormity of the climate challenge and the collective willpower needed to...
View ArticleConserving farms is good investment
The following opinion piece was printed in the Sac Bee on Oct. 14, 2015. It was written by Rich Rominger, a Yolo County farmer, is a former state secretary of food and agriculture and a former deputy...
View ArticleCouncil Considers New Funding, Changes to Farmland Conservation Program
The Strategic Growth Council met this week to review new draft guidelines for California’s groundbreaking Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) program. There was plenty of good news for...
View ArticleNew Climate Change Investment Plan to Include Agricultural Strategies
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) recently released its draft Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment Plan [pdf], which lays out the how the state will focus its investments to reduce...
View ArticleClimate and Agriculture Legislative Roundup 2015
The 2015 legislative year in California started off with a bang, climate policy-wise. Speaking before the assembled members of the Legislature at his January inaugural address, Governor Jerry Brown...
View ArticleGovernor Brown Invests in Climate-Smart Agriculture
Budget proposal includes over $100 million for farm solutions to climate change At a time when California’s farmers are still feeling the brunt of the state’s severe drought, today Governor Brown...
View ArticleSweeping Climate Legislation Will Help Grow Crops and Local Economies
State lawmakers create Healthy Soils program, pass historic climate bills SACRAMENTO – Farmers and ranchers throughout California commend the legislature for its recent actions on climate change. The...
View ArticlePartner Profile: American Farmland Trust
In 2015, California launched a trailblazing Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALCP), the first program in the country that invests in farmland conservation for its climate benefits....
View ArticleStrategic Growth Council Re-Commits to Funding At-Risk Farmland Conservation
The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) yesterday voted unanimously to approve the 2017 program guidelines for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC), thereby ensuring that ten...
View ArticleFunding Available for Conservation of At-Risk Ag Land
The Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC Program) is now accepting applications for Agricultural Conservation Easement grants and Agricultural Land Strategy and Outcome grants....
View ArticleState Agencies to Outline Goals for Addressing Climate Change with Natural...
Background In November 2017, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released an update to their Climate Scoping Plan, which serves as a roadmap to achieve the state’s goal of a 40% reduction in...
View ArticleDeadline extend for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program
Pre-proposals due on May 29th The Department of Conservation and the Strategic Growth Council recently announced an extension for pre-proposals for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation...
View ArticleWhat do COVID-19 AND Climate Change Have in Common? They Both Threaten the...
This is reposted from American Farmland Trust. Click here to view the original article. American Farmland Trust’s new report shows how the destruction of California’s prime agricultural land is...
View ArticleInvestments Increase Affordable Housing, Farmland Protection But Pandemic...
As legislative leaders have returned to Sacramento and begin to address the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) today released its report,...
View ArticleProvide Input on State and Federal Climate & Agriculture Strategies
There are several policies and programs at both the state and federal level that are open for public input right now. CalCAN is submitting comments and attending these different sessions to help scale...
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