California’s leadership in promoting diversity extends well beyond society and also to the biodiversity of the state’s environment. The Golden State is home to more species of plants and animals than any other state in the nation. Our unique climate and thoughtful farming practices have created a rich and diverse ecosystem. And yet, we should …
For centuries, keeping farmland in production has been critical to the economy and our nation’s food security system. But increasingly, the State of California is recognizing the importance of preserving this land to help fight climate change, as noted in the 2030 Natural and Working Lands Climate Change Implementation Plan. Farmland offers open spaces and …
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You don’t need to tell farmers about the whims of Mother Nature. They face it every day, and climate change is making it worse. Farmers have always had skin in the game, which is why the need for sustainability is in their DNA. They also know that their land provides a major tool for offsetting …
Recently, I have read several articles in The Californian in which people are expressing their desire to know the “facts” and “science” behind pesticide safety in their community. They are not interested in simply hearing about how agriculture feels about pesticide safety. They want cold, hard facts. Read this article published in The Bakersfield Californian …
California farmers don’t need a lecture on climate change – for several years they have confronted the challenges of growing their crops during droughts, wildfires and unpredictable temperature changes. Perhaps no other industry or group of people has more of an incentive to combat climate change than farmers. A top priority for meeting California’s climate …
Among the many lessons learned from the trials and tribulations of 2020, it has been our ability to change and adapt that has provided one of the biggest lessons. We all learned and embraced new ways to work, shop, conduct business, and meet. But what about how we think? Have we really changed that much? …
A quiet trend we’ve seen over time has been the migration of Americans to urban areas, which have seen a 12 percent population increase during the past decade. Underscoring this reality is the fact that California is one of the most urban of all states – a whopping 95 percent of its residents living in …