Implementation
Actively engage with the local University of California Cooperative Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Farm Services Agency (FSA) to support farmers, ranchers, and landowners in understanding the vulnerabilities of their operations to variable weather events and increased disease and pest pressures, due to a changing climate, and implement adaptation strategies and management practices. The County may work with the Sacramento County Farm Bureau, resource conservation districts, and other organizations to engage the agricultural sector.
Adaptation strategies and best management practices could include, but are not limited to, data-driven irrigation systems and long-term infrastructure enhancements, cover crops, no-till or reduced tillage practices, composting, prescribed grazing, and the planting of adapted cultivars and crops.
Benefits: Providing resources to Sacramento County’s farmers, ranchers, and landowners will reduce the potential for commodity and crop loss from excessive pests, disease, and increased temperatures and will improve the industry’s adaptive capacity.
Timeframe: Midterm
