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Central Valley farmer Jose Robles spreads mulch and compost under his almond trees. Photo from KQED.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By Lauren Sommer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\u2019s climate change efforts can be spotted all over the Bay Area in the growing number of electric cars and solar panels. But now, California is enlisting people from a more conservative part of the state — even if they don\u2019t think climate change is much of a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California\u2019s farmers are receiving millions of dollars to pull carbon out of the atmosphere, something the state says is crucial for meeting its ambitious climate goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state is paying them to grow plants, which absorb carbon and help move it into the soil where it can be stored long-term. That makes California home to some of the first official \u201ccarbon farmers\u201d in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some, like almond grower Jose Robles of Modesto, climate change was an afterthought, if that. That\u2019s something they talk about in Sacramento, he says, not where he lives and works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in December, the ground under Robles’ almond trees was a carpet of green, full of mustard plant and clover. It\u2019s not a common sight in the Central Valley. After all, most farmers hate weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverybody wants to have the orchards nice and clean,\u201d Robles says, laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His neighbors really don\u2019t understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard them say, \u2018We\u2019re in the business of growing almonds, not in the business of growing weeds,\u2019\u201d he says, laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapting to Drought<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robles got the idea a few years ago, during California\u2019s severe drought, when he had to cut back on watering his trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had no water,\u201d he says. \u201cIt made us look at things different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robles knew that richer earth with more microorganisms holds moisture longer, but there wasn\u2019t a lot of organic matter in his orchard to build the soil up. Like most farmers, he sprayed herbicides to kill weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So he decided to grow organic matter specifically to feed his soil. Once the weeds, also known as a \u201ccover crop,\u201d get a few feet tall, he mows them and lets them decompose, along with some extra compost and mulch. A $21,000 grant from California helps cover his extra costs and labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be tricky, because almonds are harvested from the ground after they\u2019re shaken off the trees. Having mulch or weed remnants on the ground would interfere with that, so Robles has to make sure the organic matter breaks down before harvest begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s already seen a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe trees, they don\u2019t stress as much, because they hold the moisture a lot longer,\u201d Robles says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absorbing Carbon Emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though climate change didn\u2019t really factor into Robles’ decision, his grant comes from a program designed to be part of the state\u2019s climate change strategy. California’s Healthy Soils initiative<\/a> is now in its third year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farms and forests could absorb as much as 20 percent of California’s current level of emissions, says a state report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s great potential for agriculture to play a really important role,\u201d says Kate Scow, professor of soil microbial ecology at UC Davis, of the state’s climate goals. She\u2019s standing in a large wheat field at Russell Ranch, seven miles west of the campus, where the university plants crops to study sustainable agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSoil is alive,\u201d she says. \u201cThere\u2019s farmers that know that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To show me, Scow starts enthusiastically digging in the dirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll right, see, we\u2019re starting to hit the mineral soil.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is where the carbon is stored. Plants soak up the carbon dioxide in the air to build their leaves and stems. Their roots pump carbon down into the earth. Then, when the plant dies, its organic matter gets broken down by microbes and fungi. That\u2019s how carbon from the air gets into the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe deeper you can get it in the soil, especially below the plow layer, the more stable and secure it\u2019s going to be,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s key to prevent the carbon from being released back into the air, and is how agriculture could play a part in the state\u2019s climate effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have very ambitious climate goals, and without natural and working lands, California simply won\u2019t get there,\u201d says Jeanne Merrill, with the California Climate & Agriculture Network, a coalition of ag groups working on climate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before leaving office, Gov. Jerry Brown set a goal for California to be carbon neutral by 2045. That will likely mean not just reducing carbon emissions from cars and buildings, but absorbing carbon already in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merrill says California\u2019s farmers are already on the frontlines of facing climate impacts, like more extreme weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome are willing to say that it\u2019s climate change,\u201d she says. \u201cOthers are unsure. But I think many know that things are changing and they need different tools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers are interested in the climate programs, Merrill says, if only because it can help them weather extended droughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds have signed up. But state climate officials say the Healthy Soils program needs to be five times larger<\/a>. That means the state Legislature will have to boost its $15 million budget, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has requested more money for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merrill says that would send a signal that California\u2019s climate efforts will take the entire state, not just coastal cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s bridging that coastal-Valley divide,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s saying that we need that Valley base pretty significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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