Climate Smart Agriculture

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Sonoma county countryside

Community Education Specialist Highlight Series: Amanda Charles

April 18, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
  Amanda Charles joined the Climate Smart Agriculture Team in 2022 serving Sonoma, Marin, and Mendocino counties. After completing a degree in Agricultural Business from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, she returned home to Sonoma County to support the local farmers and…
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Cattle on a field with a single hot wire

Why Grazing Management Matters

April 18, 2025
By Michael Jaquez
Producers that have pastureland or rangeland that also have grazing livestock (Cattle, sheep, goats…) should develop good grazing management practices. Stellar grazing management allows for a pasture to be grazed in a sustainable way that will prevent damage to the pasture and provide ample nutrition to the…
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Volunteers harvesting okra

Harvesting Okra at the Coachella Valley Agricultural Research Station

January 7, 2025
By Ana Resendiz
Over three consecutive FridaysOctober 25, November 1, and November 8, 2024the community of Coachella and surrounding areas was invited to participate in the ongoing HSP Demonstration Project. The project primarily aims to target the small-scale okra farming community in and around Coachella Valley.
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Collaboration booth with UC ANR, NRCS & Sutter RCD.

2024 Sikh Festival in Yuba City

December 20, 2024
By Heather Montgomery
We were excited to have an outreach booth before this year's annual Sikh Festival one of the largest Sikh gatherings outside of India drawing over 100,000 people to the area.
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