As part of an ongoing collaboration on Climate-Smart Agriculture between UC Davis, Wageningen University, the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Air Resources Board, this webinar focused on the challenges and opportunities for dairy farming as it relates to a changing climate.

1. CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE
DAIRY SECTOR
CALIFORNIA-NETHERLANDS WEBINAR

2. WELCOME &
OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Amrith Gunasekara
CDFA Science Advisor
Dr. Neli Prota
Wageningen University
and Research

3. Secretary
Karen
Ross
&
California
Delegation
visit
Netherlands
December
2015

4. KEY
STATISTICS
4
••1,748,00
milking
cows
••1,438
dairies
••1215
avg.
herd
size
CA
#1
dairy
state
in
US
••Currently
at
16
••4
more
under
construction
Operating
Digester
Systems
in
CA
••Developed
recommendations
to
address
key
barriers,
including
permitting,
finances
etc.
CA/Federal
Dairy
Digester
Working
Group

6. WEBINARS
Discussion
and
Information
sharing
• Research
level
• Operation
level
Management
Practices
for
voluntary
adoption
and
technological
advancements
to
adapt
to
a
changing
climate

7. ORGANIZERS
Josette
Lewis
World
Food
Center
UC
Davis
MODERATOR
Neli
Prota
CSA
Booster
Wageningen
UR
MODERATOR
Madeleine
van
Mansfeld
Wageningen
UR
Amrith
Gunasekara
CDFA
Gertjan
Fonk
Ministry
of
Economic
Affairs
NL
Josh
Eddy
CDFA

8. NEW REGULATIONS &
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Elmar Theune
Ministry of Economic Affairs (NL)
Wes Ingram
California Air Resources Board

9. Climate
Smart
Agriculture:
Dairy
Sector
California’s
Short-­‐lived
Climate
Pollutant
Strategy
California Air Resources Board
Wes Ingram

10. Legal Requirements
• Legislature twice directed California
agencies to address short-lived climate
pollutant emissions (2014 and in 2016)
• The 2016 statute laid out SLCP reduction
targets for 2030
– From a 2013 baseline, we are to reduce
• Anthropogenic Black carbon emissions by 50%
• Methane emissions by 40%
• Hydrofluorocarbon emissions by 40%
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11. California Methane Emissions: 2013
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12. Dairy Methane Measures
• Reduce methane emissions by collaborating
with CDFA, industry, and stakeholders to
– Overcome barriers
– Develop Incentives
– Develop an emissions reduction regulation
• Overcome Barriers/Develop Incentives
– High upfront project costs
– Difficult-to-meet pipeline gas standards
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13. Dairy
Methane
Measures
• Additional
incentives:
develop
5
dairy
digester
pilot
projects
to
demonstrate
the
feasibility
of
pipeline
injection
• Develop
regulation
– Not
before
Jan.
1,
2024
– Must
meet
multiple
requirements
• Must
be
a
collaborative
effort
between
ARB,
CDFA,
industry,
communities,
and
the
public
• Must
avoid
leakage
• Must
avoid
impacts
to
disadvantaged
communities.
• Must
be
economically
and
technically
feasible,
etc.
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14. OVERVIEW OF DAIRY FARMING
& CLIMATE
J. P. Cativiela
Dairy Cares
Theun Vellinga
Livestock research, Wageningen UR
Klaas Jan van Calker
Sustainability4U

20. PANELISTS
J. P. Cativiela
Dairy Cares
CaseyWalsh Cady
CDFA
Mike Desso
Nestlé USA
Stephen Kaffka
UC Davis
Ermias Kebreab
UC Davis
Theun Vellinga
Wageningen UR
Klaas Jan van Calker
Sustainability4U

21. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
J. P. Cativiela
Dairy Cares
Casey Walsh Cady
CDFA
Mike Desso
Nestlé USA
Stephen Kaffka
UC Davis
Ermias Kebreab
UC Davis
Theun Vellinga
Wageningen UR
Klaas Jan van Calker
Sustainability4U
Elmar Theune
Min Ec. Aff. (NL)
Wes Ingram
California Air
Resources Board
We have several questions around the opportunity to
use different feeds to reduce emissions. Are the
potential benefits From feed components such as
hempseed or seaweed?

22. CLOSING
Josette Lewis
World Food Center
UC Davis