Carbon Farm Plan: Freestone Ranch
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Project Overview
Basics
Carbon Farm Plan: Freestone Ranch
Implementation
The ranch is composed of lowland pastures and hillsides. The property has been under some kind of grazing since the late 1800s. In 2008 the ranch current grass-fed beef cattle operation began. Soils are predominantly Steinbeck loams. Creaks and riparian areas are fenced off. Resource concerns include soil erosion, degraded plant communities, and insufficient shade for livestock. Conservation practices to address concerns include additional fencing to protect riparian areas, windbreaks, prescribed grazing, and tree/shrub establishment.
2019
2019
2/9/2023
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
None
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
Organizations
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Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | None | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 33 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1,569 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1,886 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | None | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 6 |
Reported Performance Measures
| Planning Document | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plan Type | 2019 | Units |
| Carbon Farm Plan | 1 | number |
| Total | 1 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2020-2022 |
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| Explanation: | No RCD supported implementation for 2020-2022. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCPP (NRCS) | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Grand Total | $15,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $15,000.00 |
| Note: | Design phase only |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
Significant amounts of carbon will be sequestered annually trough the use of hedgerow, windbreaks, and shelter break. Applying comppost to less than 10% of the ranch will also have significant impacts on increasing soil organic matter.
This plan will help improve and maintain the quality and productivity of these pastures for for generations to come. This ranch plays and important role in the local food system and has for many decades. By keeping the land healthy the profitability of the operation can be assured keeping this land in agricultural production.
Project Details
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Carbon Farm Plan: Freestone Ranch
- Uploaded On
- 11/13/2019
- File Type
- Description
- A carbon farm plan for a 380-acre grass-fed beef operation with resource concerns including erosion, and degraded plant communities with recommended practices including compost applications, windbreaks, headgrows, and shelterbreaks.
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