{"id":20185,"date":"2020-02-06T15:44:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T22:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=20185"},"modified":"2020-02-07T10:13:53","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T17:13:53","slug":"cdfa-joins-federal-and-state-partners-to-form-on-farm-compost-work-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/02\/06\/cdfa-joins-federal-and-state-partners-to-form-on-farm-compost-work-group\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA joins federal and state partners to form On-Farm Compost Work Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20192\" width=\"352\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4431.jpg 671w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4431-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><figcaption><em>CDFA<\/em> <em>Secretary Karen Ross alongside NRCS State Conservationist Carlos Suarez at the roundtable discussion in Santa Ynez.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A US Environmental Protection Agency News Release<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SANTA YNEZ, Calif.<\/strong> \u2013 Today, in Santa Ynez, the U.S.\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with federal and state agencies and\nleaders from the region\u2019s agriculture and food production industries to make\nprogress on on-farm composting. Representatives from Central Coast farm and\nproducer organizations joined a roundtable discussion with representatives from\nEPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture &#8211; Natural Resources Conservation\nService (NRCS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roundtable focused\non enhancing communication with Central Coast growers on healthy soils\npractices and sharing lessons learned from environmental successes.\nParticipants heard from growers to better understand barriers to implementation\nof healthy soils practices. The agencies also announced the launch of a\nnew multi-agency work group that will address permitting challenges and create\nincentives to support on-farm composting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMeeting with local farmers is an opportunity for EPA to listen, learn, and develop new approaches to environmental challenges,\u201d&nbsp;said EPA Pacific Southwest Acting Regional Administrator Deborah Jordan. \u201cWe are excited to announce the creation of the interagency On-Farm Compost Work Group, which will support California\u2019s farmers, ranchers, and food producers and help bring about more efficient ways to work together as stewards of our natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to announce the launch of the On-Farm Compost Work Group. This group of 15 federal, state, and regional agencies is committed to supporting California\u2019s agricultural community in their efforts to improve soil health,\u201d said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. \u201cHealthy soil is key to sequestering atmospheric carbon while improving nutrient management, water management and agricultural productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHealthy soils are the foundation of a productive agricultural system and a key part of our efforts to fight climate change,&#8221; said California Secretary for Environmental Protection Jared Blumenfeld. &#8220;California\u2019s EPA looks forward to working with our local and federal colleagues in supporting our state\u2019s farmers and ranchers in adopting carbon farming practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased that we will have stakeholder input from the very beginning,\u201d<strong> <\/strong>said NRCS state conservationist in California Carlos Suarez. \u201cOur farmers and ranchers have always been very conservation minded and understand very well the value of good land stewardship\u201d<br> <br> The <a>On-Farm Compost Work Group, co-led by CDFA, NRCS, California Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. EPA, <\/a>will include 15 federal, state, and regional agencies. 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