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Carbon Farm Plan: Ocean Breeze Dairy

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Project Overview

Basics

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Carbon Farm Planning & Implementation
Carbon Farm Plan: Ocean Breeze Dairy

Implementation
The Dairy offers significant opportunity for enhanced capture of atmospheric carbon consistent with increased agricultural productivity, water quality and quantity enhancement, and wildlife habitat improvement. As the dairy produces organic milk, pasture health is of significant importance. Prescribed grazing, combined with rangeland compost applications will improve pasture condition and increase forage production. Over the long term, the application of compost to the pastures and silage fields on the dairy offer the greatest potential for carbon capture (11,341.9 metric tons CO2e over 40 years).

2018
2018
2023
2/27/2023

Location

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  • Estero Americano (180500050302)

Organizations

Funders
  • California Department of Food and Agriculture
  • California State Coastal Conservancy
  • Private party
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
Partners
  • California Conservation Corps
  • California Department of Food and Agriculture
  • California State Coastal Conservancy
  • Carbon Cycle Institute
  • LandSmart
  • Point Blue Conservation Science
  • U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • Wildlife Conservation Board
Primary RCD
  • Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 02
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 02

Contacts

William Hart (william@goldridgercd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 381 - Silvopasture Establishment Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 2.7 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 393 - Filter Strip Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 0.2 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 14.3 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 528 - Prescribed Grazing Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 278.1 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 2.3 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 342 - Critical Area Planting Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 1.5 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 9.6 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 190 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) Conservation Practice: 313 - Waste Storage Facility Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 1
Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) Conservation Practice: 317 - Composting Facility Operation Type: Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 1
GHG Reduction (Annual) Accounting Method: COMET-Planner Land Use: Ranch Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 2,860.6 tons
GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 57,212.9 tons
Planning Document Plan Type: Carbon Farm Plan 1

Reported Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
Conservation Practice Operation Type Total 2021 2020 2019 2018 Units
391 - Riparian Forest Buffer Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 2 2 acres
808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Dairy/Confined Animal Operation 90 30 30 30 acres
Total 92 0 32 30 30 acres

GHG Reduction (Annual)
Accounting Method Land Use Property Ownership Type of Mitigation Total 2021 2020 2019 2018 Units
COMET-Planner Ranch Private Sequestered 1,077 337 320 280 140 tons
Total 1,077 337 320 280 140 tons

Planning Document
Plan Type Total 2021 2020 2019 2018 Units
Carbon Farm Plan 1 1 number
Total 1 0 1 0 0 number

Financials

Budget

$1,410,224.00
$386,748.00
$23,476.00
$1,000,000.00
Total
California Healthy Soils Initiative (CDFA) $99,991.00 $0.00 $99,991.00
EQIP (NRCS) $14,506.00 $0.00 $14,506.00
Landowner Cost Share (Private) $23,476.00 $23,476.00 $46,952.00
Prop 1 (SCC) $200,000.00 $0.00 $200,000.00
Prop 1 (WCB) $33,775.00 $0.00 $33,775.00
RCPP (NRCS) $15,000.00 $0.00 $15,000.00
Total $386,748.00 $23,476.00 $410,224.00
Comment: None provided

Reported Expenditures

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
California Healthy Soils Initiative (CDFA) $30,000.00 $70,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $100,000.00
EQIP (NRCS) $0.00 $0.00 $14,506.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $14,506.00
Prop 1 (SCC) $0.00 $0.00 $75,747.31 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $75,747.31
RCPP (NRCS) $15,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $15,000.00
Grand Total $45,000.00 $70,000.00 $90,253.31 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $205,253.31

Note: None provided

Project Themes

Project Themes

Building upon existing programs reducing GHGs and increasing carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, climate-beneficial agricultural practices, as identified in the Dairy's Carbon Farm Plan (CFP), if implemented at scale, can play a key role in significantly reducing atmospheric GHG, while simultaneously improving the productivity, resilience and ecological sustainability of agricultural landscapes. Carbon farming, an array of strategies designed to promote long-term carbon sequestration, holds the potential to significantly reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Improved riparian, wildlife and monarch habitat.
The project will improve farm sustainability, soil health and water quality at the Dairy. The addition of compost to the pastures and silage fields and the expansion of the riparian forest buffer reduces greenhouse gases and sequesters carbon in its soils and vegetation. The co-benefits of the work include the increased diversity, resilience and viability of agricultural ecosystems and the improvement of ecosystem services locally for the Estero Americano watershed.

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    Bird in flight
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Credit: Wildlife Camera

    Bird in flight
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    Climate Smart Agriculture Tour on September 12, 2018 - Jackie Bordessa and Mike Griffin 
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Credit: Isabel French

    Climate Smart Agriculture Tour on September 12, 2018 - Jackie Bordessa and Mike Griffin
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    Climate Smart Agriculture Tour on September 12, 2018
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Credit: Isabel French

    Climate Smart Agriculture Tour on September 12, 2018
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    Climate Smart Tour on September 12, 2018
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Credit: Isabel French

    Climate Smart Tour on September 12, 2018
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    Great Egret being great at being a Great Egret
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Credit: Wildlife camera

    Great Egret being great at being a Great Egret
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    Northern edge of riparian restoration planting - lookng downstream
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Credit: William Hart

    Northern edge of riparian restoration planting - lookng downstream
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    On the left bank of Ebabias Creek, looking upstream at planting site on right bank.
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Credit: WIlliam Hart

    On the left bank of Ebabias Creek, looking upstream at planting site on right bank.
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    Planting inspired art 01
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Credit: Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

    Planting inspired art 01
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    Planting inspired art 02
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Credit: Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

    Planting inspired art 02
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    Plumbing set up of irrigation tanks
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Credit: John Parodi

    Plumbing set up of irrigation tanks
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    Preplanting circle with the youth
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Credit: William Hart

    Preplanting circle with the youth
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    Preplanting circle with the youth
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Credit: William Hart

    Preplanting circle with the youth
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    Riparian restoration selfie
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Credit: William Hart

    Riparian restoration selfie
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    Soil sampling and bulk density collection (July 2018).
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Credit: William J. Hart

    Soil sampling and bulk density collection (July 2018).
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    Solar array for irrigation system
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Credit: John Parodi

    Solar array for irrigation system
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    Solar array frame construction engineer and super project partner Mike G. 
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Credit: John Parodi

    Solar array frame construction engineer and super project partner Mike G.
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    Staff in the field are performing soil sampling and water infiltration tests in the silage field (July 2018).
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Credit: William J. Hart

    Staff in the field are performing soil sampling and water infiltration tests in the silage field (July 2018).
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    USDA NRCS Area Soil Scientist Ken Oster is performing a water infiltration test on the silage fields where compost will be applied.
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Credit: William J. Hart

    USDA NRCS Area Soil Scientist Ken Oster is performing a water infiltration test on the silage fields where compost will be applied.
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    Verdant pastures in the Estero Americano.
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Credit: William J. Hart

    Verdant pastures in the Estero Americano.
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