California, almond growers join forces on bees, butterflies
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Diverse Group of Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resource Organizations Comes Together to Protect California s Pollinators
New California Pollinator Coalition pledges to increase pollinator habitat on working lands
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A broad array of organizations from across California s agricultural and environmental landscape announced a working coalition to address their shared commitment to the health of wild and managed pollinators. The Coalition is focusing on increasing the value working lands provide to our environment, to benefit biodiversity and farmers alike.
The California Pollinator Coalition, convened by Pollinator Partnership, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Almond Board of California, is made up of a diverse group of agricultural and conservation organizations with the shared goal of providing enhanced habitat for pollinators.
Almond Alliance
Dec 21, 2020
Connie Conway, Director of the USDA Farm Service Agency in California, has been honored as the Almond Alliance of California’s 2020 Almond Champion of the Year for the agency’s efforts in assisting almond growers with the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP.)
The Almond Champion of the Year Award is presented annually to those who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in education, coalition building, partnerships and promoting legislation and policies that encourage the advancement and protection of California agriculture and the California almond industry.
The CFAP consists of direct payments to almond growers for losses suffered as a result of COVID-19 as well as disruptions to the supply chain. The Almond Alliance advocated for federal funding for the original program and the subsequent program known as CFAP 2.
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One might assume that in California, which produces two-thirds of the nation’s fruits and nuts and more than one-third of its vegetables, folks would take the “insect apocalypse” seriously and work with the state to protect critical pollinators like bumblebees.
Unfortunately, while insects face a potentially unprecedented collapse, a California Superior Court ruled recently that insects are not covered by the state’s Endangered Species Act. That disturbing decision should promote state and federal action.
Among state-level endangered species laws, the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) is arguably the strongest. It was CESA’s protective measures that led environmental organizations to successfully petition to list four bumble bee species under the law in the first place.
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