Napa RCD-Carbon Farm Plan #5
Project Overview
Basics
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
Location
Vineyard owner would like to remain anonymous.
Organizations
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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.) | ||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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| 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
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
No Expenditures have been reported for this Project.
| Note: | Vineyard owner is responsible for implementation costs. |
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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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