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Climate smart ag collaboration between California and the Netherlands

November 30, 2022   Office of Public Affairs

California and the Netherlands continue their longstanding partnership on Climate Smart Agriculture, first established in 2015 with a visit by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross to the Netherlands. The two governments share opportunities for innovation within the food sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance a circular agricultural economy, and further on-farm practices for sustainability. The Netherlands-California Sustainable Dairy Summit this …

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Farmers Are Embracing Sustainability – You Just Aren’t Hearing About It (From The Huffington Post)

October 27, 2015   Jay Van Rein, CDFA Office of Public Affairs

“Things are changing. It’s just how do you get them to change fast enough?” By Joseph Erbentraut Senior What’s Working Editor, The Huffington Post When farmers make the news in relation to climate issues like droughts, floods or extreme heat, they are often described in opposition to both environmentalists and, sometimes, scientists alike. But such a depiction doesn’t tell the full …

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From USDA: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $150 Million, New Partnership to Support Water Quality and Quantity in Drought-Stricken California

June 24, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

Resilient Lands and Waters partnership will focus public and private resources towards conserving and restoring the Sierra-Cascade California Headwaters Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today joined Interior Deputy Secretary Mike Connor and California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird to announce a new partnership focused on conserving and restoring the Sierra-Cascade California Headwaters, as part of President Obama’s Resilient Lands and …

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Modesto Bee editorial: Pope, farmers have more in common than they know

June 19, 2015   Office of Public Affairs

From the Modesto Bee editorial board: Two stories caught our interest this week that centered on folks who might not seem to have much in common – Pope Francis and some Central Valley farmers. The first story was a look at the document first leaked, then released, by the Vatican containing Pope Francis’ plea for all of mankind to take …

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Climate Change: Register now for the first California Adaptation Forum

July 10, 2014   Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, CDFA Science Advisor

The consensus is overwhelming: our climate is changing. According to NASA’s Global Climate Change website, “97% of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities, and most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.” Adapting to climate change is critical at all levels of our …

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Climate change is another reason to protect farmland – From the Sacramento Bee’s “Viewpoints” section

August 6, 2012   Office of Public Affairs

One of the co-authors of this story, Richard Rominger, is a former CDFA director (now secretary) and USDA deputy secretary. The other co-author, Renata Brillinger, is executive director of the Climate and Agriculture Network.   http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/02/4684014/climate-change-is-another-reason.html By Rich Rominger and Renata Brillinger Special to The Bee Food and farming are a big part of California’s identity. After all, the state produces 400 …

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News Release – CDFA to establish climate change consortium to help specialty crop growers plan for future impacts

August 2, 2012   Office of Public Affairs

California’s specialty crops account for more than half of the nation’s fruits, vegetables, and nuts as well as nearly $7 billion dollars of exports worldwide. California’s production of diverse specialty crops is threatened by potential climate-related phenomena, including reduced water supplies, increased plant heat stress, decreased chill hours, shifts in pollinator lifecycles and increased influx of invasive species. Addressing these …

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Extreme Climate Risks: Video from the Governor’s Conference

December 23, 2011   Karen Ross, California Agriculture Secretary, and Linda

As many of you may have seen in the news, the Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future, held on December 15 at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, brought together leaders on environmental issues, business, public health and public safety to focus on the risks of unpredictable and extreme weather events caused by climate …

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State Board and CDFA host Forum on Extreme Climate Risks to California Agriculture on November 16 in Sacramento

November 4, 2011   Office of Public Affairs

A Complementary Event of “The Governor’s Conference on Extreme Climate Risks and California’s Future” Over the last couple of years extreme weather events have impacted global food supplies – from droughts in Australia and Russia, floods along the Mississippi River, and the current dry conditions in Texas. How can California agriculture be prepared for extreme events and the gradual effects …

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