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What is Climate Smart Agriculture? Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) addresses the risk that the agriculture industry faces due to changing climate conditions.

Healthy Soils Program (HSP)1/7/26: Proposition 4, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (the Climate Bond), was passed by voters in November 2024. This included a $65 million allocation for the Healthy Soils Program. Stay tuned for updates on when…

The Alternative Manure Management Program helps dairy and livestock producers decrease their manure-derived methane emissions by transitioning from one manure management system to another. It does not provide funds for the installation of an anaerobic digester. It awards funds up to $750,000.

   SWEEP grants encourage producers to reduce both their water consumption and their greenhouse gas emissions. Successful applications must increase water efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. CDFA will award funds up to $200,000 but also encourages applicants to find matching funds…

All SWEEP applications require a pump efficiency test. For educational and financial help with performing your test, there is a program in California called the Advanced Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP).

Se puede utilizar hasta 30 diferentes prcticas en su proyecto para los suelos sanos (HSP). La lista est aqu, y se definan cada practica segn el NRCS (servicio de conservacin de los recursos nacionales).

El programa de SWEEP tiene becas hasta $200,000 para agricultores o rancheros para proyectos que mejoran la eficiencia de su sistema de irrigacin mientras reducen sus emisiones de gases invernaderos.

If you are planning to apply to the Healthy Soils program, you will need to have your soil tested for organic matter content. But doing a complete soil analysis can also be beneficial to the nutrient management on your farm.

Note: The laboratories in this listing are for informational purposes only and do not constitute any endorsement or recommendation by UC Cooperative Extension. If you are a laboratory that would like to be added/updated, please email cmbergren@ucanr.

What are SDACs? In California, communities with lower average incomes have been found to have greater exposure to pollutants, less access to safe drinking water, parks and green spaces, and fewer investments in infrastructure than communities with higher average incomes.