COMING THIS THURSDAY -- CDFA AND STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCE THIRD PUBLIC LISTENING SESSION ON DEFINING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

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SACRAMENTO, February 20, 2024 - The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with the State Board of Food and Agriculture, will be hosting its third public listening session to receive comments that will help define “regenerative agriculture” for state policies and programs. The listening session will begin with an update including summaries of the previous public listening sessions and the first work group session, which took place on January 31. Recordings of previous sessions may be found on the website: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/RegenerativeAg. 

Public Listening Session:
Defining Regenerative Agriculture for State Policies and Programs
Thursday, February 22, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 PM
Webinar Link:https://csus.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudO6tpzIoGNAzqgcVsej04FrLrlwBi_WO#/registration
Spanish interpretation services will be available. 

Background: The California State Board of Food and Agriculture, as advisory body to the Governor and CDFA Secretary, is positioned to advise on how the state’s farmers, ranchers and consumers may be best served by agricultural policies in the state. 
 
Incorporating a definition of regenerative agriculture for state policies and programs provides a science-based criterion for the designation or recognition of the term “regenerative” in agriculture-related policies of the state. By defining “regenerative agriculture” and its associated practices, we are working to formalize holistic methods of farming that are designed to protect, sustain and enhance natural resources on our farms and farming communities throughout California.
 
The public listening sessions will to help provide recommendations on a definition of “regenerative agriculture” and inform the State Board's process.

Updates on the public listening sessions and the process for defining “regenerative agriculture” are available at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/RegenerativeAg/. 
Written Public comments can be sent to: RegenerativeAg@cdfa.ca.gov.

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