Climate Smart Agriculture and California’s Healthy Soils Initiative
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Sacramento, California - The discussions underway at the Scaling-up Climate Smart Agriculture and Global Climate Action Summit events this week include the critical importance of healthy soils. California’s Healthy Soils Initiative is a collaboration of state agencies and departments, led by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, to promote the development of healthy soils. A combination of innovative farm and land management practices contribute to building adequate soil organic matter that can increase carbon sequestration and reduce overall greenhouse gases.
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross calls on Ag Stakeholders to step-up as climate events begin
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Sacramento, California - At the Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agriculture opening event his morning in Sonoma County, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross called on attendees to “connect the dots” and create partnerships to solve the critical challenge of feeding our global population. With approximately 1/3 of global crop land in degradation and climate change continuing to impact major growing areas, innovation and partnerships are essential to the feed estimated 10 billion people that will be living on our planet by 2050.
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Patriot Day
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2018, as Patriot Day in the State of California.
CDFA Takes Action to the Next Level with ‘Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agriculture’
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Sacramento, California - On September 11-12th CDFA will bring together state and local government leaders, businesses, and citizens from around the world to share innovative and transformative achievements related to climate health and food production.
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:
Governor Brown Signs 100 Percent Clean Electricity Bill
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Sacramento, California - Reaffirming California’s global climate leadership, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed Senate Bill 100, authored by Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin de León, setting a 100 percent clean electricity goal for the state, and issued an executive order establishing a new target to achieve carbon neutrality – both by 2045.
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