Welcome to Healthy Soils Week 2023! We kick off the week with a video featuring CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. This year’s theme is “Common Ground: Soil Supports Us All!”
Throughout the week, CDFA will join key stakeholders to highlight various trainings and events focused on soil health.
Please visit the CDFA’s Healthy Soils Week 2023 page for more information about each of the week’s events.
Some of the Highlights
- Tuesday, December 5, 11:00 a.m. — the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) Climate Solution Webinar will provide information about technical assistance needs to support on-farm climate resilience and healthy soils practices as part of a series related to a new report: Climate Platform for California Agriculture.
- Tuesday, December 5, 10 am – 1 pm — the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) will conduct a free, in-person event at the LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyard in Acampo. Funded by CDFA’s Biologically Integrated Farming Systems Programs (BIFS) program, the event will include discussions about cover cropping and integrated livestock grazing in vineyards as part of a systems approach to land management.
- Friday, December 8 — Sustainable Nutrient Management and Soil Health Field Day in Salinas. University of California Cooperative Extension (UCANR) is offering this event, which will highlight water and nitrogen-use efficiency, Ag Order 4.0 updates, remote irrigation monitoring, and soil carbon management with field sensors.
- Friday, December 8 — 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. — legislative briefing hosted by the Senate Natural Resources Committee and the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. The event will take place at the California State Capitol Building, Room 127 (First Floor), Sacramento, CA 95814. Legislative staff are invited to learn about the connection between soil biodiversity, soil health, and the practices CDFA and its stakeholder partners are promoting through the Healthy Soils Program. Please RSVP to Artemio Armenta by Thursday, December 7.
Visit the Healthy Soils Week 2023 webpage to learn more.