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California Legislative Round-Up 2014
This year saw considerable legislative action on issues relevant to climate change and agriculture in California. Here is a quick legislative round-up from 2014: Farmland Protection Assemblymember...
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California Launches Program to Protect Farmland & Climate
Applause erupted yesterday in response to the unanimous vote of the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) to launch California’s trailblazing Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program. More...
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California Invests in Farmland Conservation to Halt Sprawl, Climate Change
California recently took action to protect some of the state’s most threatened agricultural lands by investing in conservation easements and better land use planning. These tools have been used for...
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Council Considers New Funding, Changes to Farmland Conservation Program
The Strategic Growth Council met this week to review new draft guidelines for California’s groundbreaking Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) program. There was plenty of good news for...
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Climate Change and Farmland Conservation Program Gets Big Boost
Council Votes to Expand Funding, New Program Guidelines This week, the state of California greatly expanded funding for the country’s first climate change and farmland conservation program. The...
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Sustainable Ag Lands Conservation Program Draft Guidelines Released
The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) recently released the draft program guidelines for the third round of funding for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands...
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Farmland Conservation: New Awards Give Ag Climate Strategy a Boost
The Strategic Growth Council recently approved nearly $34 million in new grants for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALCP). SALCP is one a suite of Climate Smart Agriculture...
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