San Diego County Climate Smart Agriculture

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Differences seen in biochars, based on feedstock

Everything Biochar

December 10, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
Biochar application will be a new conservation practice for the next Healthy Soils Program. A training on biochar called, "Growing with Biochar," was offered to teach technical assistance providers (And the Climate Smart Agriculture Program Community Education Specialists) on all things biochar, and was a…
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Colorado River Basin: Immersive Modeling for a Brighter Future

October 28, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
The Colorado River Basin provides a large portion of water to San Diego County residents and farmers. It is extremely important to the livelihoods of many, but the Colorado River Basin faces critical water shortages, and a reduction in inflow that threatens reservoir levels, primarily Lake Powell and Lake…
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The Climate Smart Agriculture Program: Our Impact

August 26, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
 The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Program was created through a collaboration between the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR). The primary goal of the CSA team is to increase the adoption of climate-smart…
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Update: Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grant; New Practices

August 19, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
 The Healthy Soils Program, a funding opportunity through the California Department of Food and Agriculture, recently added three new conservation practices. In future incentive program solicitations, eligible farmers and ranchers will be able to apply for biochar application, prescribed indigenous…
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Healthy Soils Program Soil Health Pilot

May 30, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
 The Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentive Grant, offered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), provides funding to farmers and ranchers in California, to implement soil conservation management practices with the goal of increasing soil health and carbon sequestration, and…
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