North Bay dairy farmers are trying innovative ways to reduce methane – a potent greenhouse gas. Earlier this week we visited the orchards of Torrey and Lucy Olson with a group of legislators and aides and conservation district leaders. Today, the group visits a local dairy farm where one farmer is managing manure with simple …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Carbon Farming Takes Root in California – Aug 2, 2017
Carbon farming—boosting fertility and yield by increasing biomass in soils—is making some old practices new again. Carbon is essential to all living things—even dirt. Which is why concentrated efforts to get more carbon out of the air and into the soil is an accelerating trend in California agriculture. Find out more about carbon farming practices …
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Sebastopol Farm Adopts Sustainable Practices, Grapples with Climate Change and Economic Pressure – Aug 1, 2017
Local farmers are working together to share news of best practices that fight climate change. It doesn’t take a huge farm to make a big difference for the climate. Reporter Steve Mencher visited an orchard in Sebastopol recently on a tour organized by the California Climate and Agriculture Network – CalCAN. The idea was to …