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Napa RCD-Carbon Farm Plan #5

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Contents

Project Overview

Basics

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Carbon Farm Planning & Implementation
Napa RCD-Carbon Farm Plan #5

Implementation
Carbon farm plans identify practices that allow agricultural operations increase carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This has the potential to improve soil health, water holding capacity, crop production, water conservation, and natural habitat. This carbon farm plan was developed for a 101 acre vineyard in the City of Napa. Conservation practices include compost application, reduction of tillage, establishment of a winter/permanent cover crop in between vine rows, replacement of herbicides under the vine with the establishment of a cover crop or the use of wood mulch, the establishment of hedgerows, and riparian habitat enhancements.

2019
2019
2022
1/6/2021

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

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Vineyard owner would like to remain anonymous.

  • Tulucay Creek-Frontal San Pablo Bay Estuaries (180500020402)

Organizations

Lead Implementer
  • Napa County Resource Conservation District
Partner
  • California Department of Food and Agriculture
Primary RCD
  • Napa County Resource Conservation District
State Assembly Voting District
  • State Assembly District 04
State Senate Voting District
  • State Senate District 03

Contacts

Miguel Garcia - Napa County Resource Conservation District (Napa County RCD) (miguel@naparcd.org)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Operation Type: Vineyard 101 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 422 - Hedgerow Planting Operation Type: Vineyard 1 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 484 - Mulching Operation Type: Vineyard 25.25 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 340 - Cover Crops Operation Type: Vineyard 101 acres
Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) Conservation Practice : 329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed Operation Type: Vineyard 101 acres
GHG Reduction (Annual) Accounting Method: Compost-Planner Land Use: Farm Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 454.6 tons
GHG Reduction (Annual) Accounting Method: COMET-Planner Land Use: Farm Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 96 tons
GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered 11,012 tons

Reported Performance Measures

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
Conservation Practice Operation Type Total 2021 2020 2019 Units
329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed Vineyard 101 N/A N/A 101 acres
340 - Cover Crops Vineyard 75.75 N/A N/A 75.75 acres
808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Vineyard 101 N/A N/A 101 acres
Total 277.75 0 0 277.75 acres

GHG Reduction (Annual)
Accounting Method Land Use Property Ownership Type of Mitigation Total 2021 2020 2019 Units
COMET-Planner Farm Private Sequestered 66.75 0 0 66.75 tons
Compost-Planner Farm Private Sequestered 454.6 0 0 454.6 tons
Total 521.35 0 0 521.35 tons

Financials

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Note: Vineyard owner is responsible for implementation costs.

Project Themes

Project Themes

Carbon farm plans quantify the difference one farm can make by implementing a suite of carbon-beneficial practices that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and into the farm's soils and plant biomass.
Practice implementation will improve soils, water, air, plants and animals in Middle Napa River watershed.
A carbon farm plan provides a farm with a future vision and path to increase farm fertility, productivity and resiliency. The carbon farm plan will not only help this vineyard become more sustainable, it will also increase the productivity of the soil and thus enhance the production of the wine grapes.

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