Climate Smart Newsletter

In this Issue:

Happy Harvest!

In This Issue:

• Free cover crop seeds with Seeds for Bees program
• Event in Bakersfield: Fundamentals of Irrigation Scheduling
• Taller de Escritura de Subvenciones para Agricultores y Ganaderos
• Landflex Opportunities for growers in Eastern Tule and Greater Kaweah GSA
• New horizons for this Community Education Specialist in Kern County

In this issue:

• Interested in implementing soil health practices? Apply to Restore Grant now!
• CDFA Grants for dairies coming up soon
• Upcoming events in the San Joaquin Valley
• Flood Relief Resources
• Leopold Conservation Awards

In this issue:

• $20 Million in New Federal Funds Available now for Climate-Smart Ag thanks to IRA
• California Monarch and Pollinator Habitat Kits provided by Xerces Society
• U.S. Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack talks Climate-Smart Agriculture

In this issue: 

• The Small Farm Conference is back!
• Flood Recovery Resources
• SWEEP Southern Desert Region Pilot grant: 17 projects awarded

In this issue: 

• Irrigation Technology Workshop
• Spray Safe 2023
• UC SAREP Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems 2023-24 Small Grants Program
• Statewide Pistachio Day

In this issue: 

• CDFA is currently accepting public comments on 2023 HSP and SWEEP block grants
• Happy Healthy Soils Week!
• FREP Grant Program
• The 2022 Census of Agriculture is here

In this issue:

• NRCS Conservation Funding Assistance Deadline is approaching
• Free mulch at Bakersfield Compost Facility
• Compost Connector – get compost at reduced prices

In this issue: 

• SWEEP and Healthy Soils Program: new grant framework proposed by CDFA
• October Events in the San Joaquin Valley
• Upcoming Ag Conferences
• CDFA is Accepting Applications for the Conservation Agriculture Planning Grants Program

In this issue:

• Climate Smart Agriculture: more relevant now than ever (and UCCE’s efforts in building farm resilience)
• SWEEP: what you need to know before applying
• Free webinars on Pump efficiency
• Our Climate Smart Agriculture team is growing!

In this issue:

• State budget increased for Climate-Smart Agriculture initiatives
• $66 million awarded in Healthy Soils incentives grants – a new record!
• Seeds for Bees: Healthier soils with cover crops – Deadline Aug 31st
• New grants from San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

In this issue:

• California Family Farm Emergency Fund
• Seeds for Bees: Healthier soils with cover crops!
• Advances in Pistachio Water Management Workshop
• 2022 Water Conservation Showcase

In this issue:

• Funding opportunity from Western SARE
• Free leak detection surveys for small water systems
• Irrigation trainings from the Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology

In this issue:

• AMMP application deadline is right around the corner
• Update on ELAP - Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised fish Program
• Free irrigation trainings from the Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology

• Complete our survey and help us get a better understanding of barriers and motivations associated with cover cropping in California
• If you are one of the first 200 participants who complete the survey, you will be entered into a drawing to win one of ten $50 gift cards
• Access to the survey: bit.ly/UCCEcovercrops
• See attached for more details

• Alternative Manure Management Program Now Accepting Applications
• Submit applications until May 9th for grants up to $750,000
• See attached for information and links to incentives program

• 2021 SWEEP Request for Grant Applications
• See attached for updates and links

• See attached for tentative CDFA timelines for the Healthy Soils Program and State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program (SWEEP)   

• Position available for Community Education Specialist 
• See attached for link to job posting  

• See attached Cover Crop report 

• State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program Grant Funding Update
• Healthy Soils Program Funding Update 

• Join our webinar May 18th for results of cover crop trials in Kern and Fresno Counties
• Sign up for free registration 

Irrigation Trainings from the Fresno State Center for Irrigation Technology

• Understanding a Pump Efficiency Test
• Basic Pump Efficiency in English
• Well and Pump Efficiency for Potable Water Systems 

• Grants up to $25,000 for small businesses that have been impacted by COVID including farmers and ranchers
• Healthy Soils updates

• The California Farm Directory
• Growing the Table
• USDA Organic Transition Funds

• Small compost spreader available in November
• Orchard cover crop webinar
• Healthy Soils update 

• Free Hedgerow Plants
• Online Direct Marketing Workshop
• Upcoming Webinars

• Cover Crop Field Day - March 19, 2020
• UC Shafter Research Farm
• Event is free to anyone interested in soil health
• See attached information with map and registration link

• Cover Crop Field Day - March 19, 2020
• UCCE Kern County Shafter Research Farm
• Event is free to anyone interested in soil health
• See attached information with map and registration link

• See attached cancellation notice

• Shafter cover crop trial update
• Upcoming Events
• Irrigation Webinars
• Healthy Soils Webinars

• Learn how to sell your products online in upcoming webinar
• Cover crop trial in Shafter
• Cover crop economic calculator tool

• Dated changed to Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 9am-10:30am
• See attached for registration link

• First Webinar is September 9, 2020 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
• See more on upcoming webinars on cover cropping and how to register

• Grant Opportunity to Implement Healthy Soils Practices
• Applications open March 1st to April 22nd - $25,000 max award
• See attached for link and information

• Announcement of recipients for this year's Healthy Soils Program

• Healthy Soils Program Now Accepting Applications
• Submit applications until June 26th for grants up to $100,000
• See attached for information and links to incentives program

• The Healthy Soils Program filing deadline is 6/26/2020
• 2020 Climate Change Consortium for Specialty Crops

• The Healthy Soils Program gives grants up to $100,000
• Two upcoming workshops for assistance with applications
• February 13th in Bakersfield and February 14th in Tulare  
• See attached for information and registration links 

• Healthy Soils Program
• Great Plates Delivered
• Small Business Emergency Loans
• San Joaquin Orchards Soil Health Project
• Farm Stand Map
• See attached for information and links

• Grant Funding Available through Partnering Agencies
• Receive financial assistance to implement conservation practices and technical assistance for conservation plans
• Applications Due May 31, 2020
• See attached for Grant Information and Application Form

• Healthy Soils Program
• Upcoming Webinars
• Case studies participation 

• Results from the cover crop trial at the Shafter research farm
• Specific benefits and other considerations of 5 different cover crop mixes

• Have you received an HSP Grant?
• See information regarding soil testing to implement practices 

• Helpful SWEEP information
• Irrigation Water Management workshop
• See attached for information and link

• Opportunity to participate in a research trial and be compensated for management costs
• American Farmland Trust is seeking growers to implement field trials
• See attached for information  

• Learn about Cover Cropping in the San Joaquin Valley
• See attached for information and registration links

• State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program
• Project Funding up to $100,000
• Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - UCCE Kern County
• 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield
• See flyer for information and registration - No cost to attend