{"id":12609,"date":"2017-03-21T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=12609"},"modified":"2017-03-21T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:10:11","slug":"climate-smart-agriculture-policy-mission-secretary-ross-and-ag-delegation-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/03\/21\/climate-smart-agriculture-policy-mission-secretary-ross-and-ag-delegation-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Smart Agriculture Policy Mission &#8211; Secretary Ross and Ag delegation in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12624\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lighted-old-parliament.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12624\" class=\" wp-image-12624\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lighted-old-parliament-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Old Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Once the seat of Parliament, it has served as a museum in recent years. \" width=\"368\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lighted-old-parliament-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lighted-old-parliament.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/moadoph.gov.au\/\">Old Parliament House <\/a>in Canberra, Australia. Once the seat of Parliament, it has served as a museum in recent years.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>CANBERRA, the Australian capital:<\/strong>\u00a0A number of us were late in arriving to Canberra because of weather delays while traveling. So we made a quick turnaround to join up with the rest of the delegation and our hosts for day-one of our visit, starting at the\u00a0offices of the Australian agriculture ministry.<\/p>\n<p>We then observed the Parliamentary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peo.gov.au\/learning\/fact-sheets\/question-time.html\">&#8220;Question Time&#8221;<\/a> at the Capitol building. Now that is an interesting way for members to question\/challenge the prime minister and majority party about leadership policies and proposals!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12622\" style=\"width: 357px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightened-troops.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12622\" class=\" wp-image-12622\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightened-troops-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Australian troops awaiting review by the prime minister.\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightened-troops-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Lightened-troops.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australian troops awaiting review by the prime minister.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we left the building there was quite a display of military in front of the Parliament awaiting re<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">view by the prime minister. The Capitol itself is an impressive structure; it is built upon a hill overlooking a reflecting pool, the nation&#8217;s war museum, and a mall leading to a war memorial.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>The afternoon of our first day ended with a fascinating meeting with staff at Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/climatechangeauthority.gov.au\/\">Climate Change Authority<\/a> and its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.environment.gov.au\/\">Department of the Environment and Energy<\/a>. The Authority is an independent agency established to advise the government on emissions reduction strategies. It has a nine-member board of experts, including a chief scientist. It has recently undertaken an &#8220;action on the land&#8221; research project to seek ways to better coordinate action to reduce carbon emissions, enhance the natural environment, and improve on-farm profitability.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12623\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lighted-parliament.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12623\" class=\" wp-image-12623\" src=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lighted-parliament-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Australia's current Parliament building. \" width=\"292\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lighted-parliament-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lighted-parliament.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Australia&#8217;s current Parliament building.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a great discussion about what works and what doesn&#8217;t; Australia&#8217;s reverse credit auction process; and how to achieve\/fund multiple benefits from land management practices. 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