Carbon Farm Plan #7 (Sheep & Goat Dairy)
Project Overview
Basics
Carbon Farm Plan #7 (Sheep & Goat Dairy)
Implementation
The 160-acre farm is utilized for sheep/goat pasture, dairying and cheese making. The flock is presently comprised of approximately 130 sheep and 175 goats. In addition to several residences, the farmstead area has a large hay/loafing barn, milking parlor, and creamery building. Grass hay is grown on forty acres of the property; there is also a small apple orchard and riparian exclusion area. Through their Carbon Farm Plan, the land managers have identified several goals to help direct their operation including maintaining or improving carbon sequestration on the farm; enhancing the carrying capacity of the ranch; making efficient use of waste-streams; and, operating a profitable business.
2015
2018
2035
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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| Lead Implementer | |
| Partners | |
| Primary RCD | |
| State Assembly Voting District | |
| State Senate Voting District |
Contacts
Michelle Katuna - Marin Resource Conservation District (Marin RCD) (michelle@marinrcd.org)
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 590 - Nutrient Management Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 157 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 5.16 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 528 - Prescribed Grazing Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 150 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 3.82 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 550 - Range Planting Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 23 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 512 - Forage and biomass Planning Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 29 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 484 - Mulching Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 36 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 1.95 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 657 - Wetland Restoration Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2.14 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 382 - Fence | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 575 - Trails and Walkways | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | None | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 313 - Waste Storage Facility | Not Provided |
| GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only | Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 2,491 tons |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Increased Soil Water Holding Capacity Site Type: Agricultural | 27.56 acre-ft |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Other Site Type: Agricultural | 3,006.76 acre-ft |
Reported Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | ||||||
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| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 0.43 | 0.43 | N/A | N/A | acres |
| 528 - Prescribed Grazing | Range/Pastureland | 32.4 | N/A | N/A | 32.4 | acres |
| 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) | Range/Pastureland | 69.6 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 | acres |
| Total | 102.43 | 23.63 | 23.2 | 55.6 | acres | |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 1,315 | 1,315 | N/A | N/A | lf |
| 382 - Fence | Range/Pastureland | 780 | 780 | N/A | N/A | lf |
| 430 - Irrigation Pipeline | Range/Pastureland | 157 | 157 | N/A | N/A | lf |
| Total | 2,252 | 2,252 | 0 | 0 | lf | |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Method | Land Use | Property Ownership | Type of Mitigation | Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units |
| Local Peer-Reviewed | Ranch | Private | Sequestered | 103.71 | 34.57 | 34.57 | 34.57 | tons |
| Other | Ranch | Private | Sequestered | 8.034 | 7.872 | N/A | 0.162 | tons |
| Total | 111.744 | 42.442 | 34.57 | 34.732 | tons | |||
| Plants Installed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | Units | |
| 716 | 716 | N/A | N/A | number | |
| Total | 716 | 716 | 0 | 0 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2021 |
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| Explanation: | Accomplishments for 2021 have not been reported yet. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | MALT: $10K for CFP; $19545.37 for 2019/2020 Windbreak |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Healthy Soils Initiative (CDFA) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4,600.40 | $17,047.81 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $21,648.21 |
| Landowner Cost Share (Private) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,905.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,905.00 |
| Marin County Measure A (MARCO) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5,904.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5,904.90 |
| Stewardship Assistance Program (MALT) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $19,545.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $19,545.37 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13,410.30 | $36,593.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $50,003.48 |
| Note: | 2020: windbreak/hedgerow |
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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.
The carbon beneficial practices
Practice implementation will improve soils, water, air, plants and animals in the Estero da San Antonio watershed.
Farm is preserved under easement held by the Marin Agricultural Land Trust.
A Carbon Farm Plan provides a farm with a future vision and path to increase farm fertility, productivity and resiliency.
Project Details
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Notes
| 08/07/2020 1:16 PM | Michelle Katuna | Compost sequestration rate (1.49 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year) based off of Rebecca Ryals and Whendee L. Silver's 2013 paper: Effects of organic matter amendments on net primary productivity and greenhouse gas emissions in annual grasslands. | ||
| 12/26/2017 4:44 PM | Elise Suronen | The property, 160acres, is primarily sheep and goat pasture, and dairying on the 100 eastern acres made up of approximately 15 pastures including a small orchard and riparian exclusion area. The flock is presently comprised of approximately 130 sheep and 175 goats. In addition to several residences, the farmstead area has a large hay/loafing barn, milking parlor, and creamery building. The hilltop pastures are currently used for a combination of grazing and “haylage” production. |
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