Soil Health Summit

Wednesday November 15th, 2017

In collaboration with East Stanislaus RCD and USDA-NRCS featuring

technical trainings, research updates, carbon farm workshop,

and networking with soil health professionals.

To view PDF versions of the presentations - please click on the links below:

Welcome and Introduction

Jeff Creque, Carbon Cycle Institute

Cover Crop: Challenges and Opportunities in California

Zahangir Kabir, USDA NRCS

Building Healthy soil and Beneficial Insect Communities with Cover Crops

Kathryn Prince, The Xerces Society

Soil Health: Why Does it Matter? 
Amelie Gaudin, Gaudin Lab, UC Davis

Agriculture Remote Sensing Platforms, Turning a Pretty Picture into Action

Anna Gilbert, Ceres Imaging

The Value of Compost

 Denise Winter and Noell Madrid, Synagro

Mimicking Nature to Transform Agriculture

Kelly Mulville, Paicines Ranch

Carbon Farming 101

Jeff Creque, Carbon Cycle Institute

A Carbon Farm Plan Step by Step

Lynetter Niebrugge, Marin RCD

Jeff Creque, Carbon Cycle Institute

The COMET-Planner/Farm™ Tools

Mark Easter, Colorado State University Natural Resource Ecology Lab

Promoting Carbon Farming on a Local Level through RCD involvement with 
Climate Action Plans and An Outlook on Climate Policy and Funding

Torri Estrada, Carbon Cycle Institute