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Reaction to governor Newsom’s budget proposal and drought recovery plan The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) reacted to Governor Gavin Newsom’s “$100 Billion California Comeback Plan”, which will allocate a portion of funding to support the food and agricultural industry and invest in drought resiliency efforts. Governor Newsom announced he has plans to make significant investments in California’s Central Valley to promote a healthier, more resilient, food and agricultural system. “Over the last several years California’s farmers and ranchers have c...

Tim Hearden Apr 01, 2021 The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has released for public comment a draft report, “Farmer-and Rancher-Led Climate Solutions.” The comment period closes on April 30, 2021 at 5 p.m. The report documents the wide range of comments, ideas and feedback provided to CDFA by farmers, ranchers and stakeholders during six online listening sessions held in February. The sessions were held in response to Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-82-20, on nature-based solutions, to identify solutions to sequester carbon, reduce greenhous...

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Food and Agriculture will be holding stakeholder meetings in February to solicit feedback from the public and agricultural stakeholders on farmer-and rancher-led climate solutions that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gases and enhance biodiversity. “These outreach meetings are essential to ensure we gain information and knowledge from the people who live and work on the land and the organizations that support them,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “We want to hear from all those interested in discussing farmer- and rancher-led efforts to h...

For Some California Farmers, a Virus-Driven Drop in Emissions Could Set Back Their Climate Efforts The state’s cap-and-trade program funds ‘climate smart’ agriculture programs. But with emissions down, funding for those programs may be threatened. Related Share this article The drop in greenhouse gas emissions that accompanied the coronavirus stay-at-home orders might seem like the lone silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic. But in California, the reduced demand for petroleum-based fuel has had one paradoxical consequence: Revenue from the state’s system for limiting carbon emissions...