Carbon Farm Plan #11 (Beef Cattle)
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Project Overview
Basics
Carbon Farm Plan #11 (Beef Cattle)
Implementation
This 145-acre farm is located in northwest Marin County on a peninsula of land defined by an oxbow of Stemple Creek. Pastures are used primarily for rotationally-grazed, grass-fed beef production, in addition to other enterprises such as a small vegetable farm. The landowner’s goals through this CFP include: keeping the farm within the family; continuing to learn and improve land management practices; integrating trees into the pasture system; increasing plant and animal biodiversity on the farm; and, maintaining or improving carbon sequestration.
2017
2017
2037
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
Michelle Katuna - Marin Resource Conservation District (Marin RCD) (michelle@marinrcd.org)
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application) Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 102 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 484 - Mulching Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 528 - Prescribed Grazing Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 144 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 42.83 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 9.56 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 381 - Silvopasture Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 11 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | Conservation Practice : 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 2.16 acres |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 416 - Livestock Pipeline Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 382 - Fence Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | Conservation Practice: 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | 69,405.6 lf |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 313 - Waste Storage Facility Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 317 - Composting Facility Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 614 - Watering Facility (Trough) Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.) | Conservation Practice: 649 - Structures for Wildlife Operation Type: Range/Pastureland | Not Provided |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | Accounting Method: COMET-Planner Land Use: Ranch Property Ownership: Private Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 158 tons |
| GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr) Expected PM only | Land Use: Farm/Ranch Type of Mitigation: Sequestered | 3,359 tons |
| Planning Document | Plan Type: Carbon Farm Plan | 1 |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Increased Soil Water Holding Capacity Site Type: Agricultural | Not Provided |
| Water Conserved | Action Performed: Other Site Type: Agricultural | Not Provided |
Reported Performance Measures
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | Units |
| 381 - Silvopasture Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 2 | N/A | 2 | acres |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | acres | |
| Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Practice | Operation Type | Total | 2020 | 2019 | Units |
| 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | Range/Pastureland | 2,400 | N/A | 2,400 | lf |
| Total | 2,400 | 0 | 2,400 | lf | |
| GHG Reduction (Annual) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting Method | Land Use | Property Ownership | Type of Mitigation | Total | 2020 | 2019 | Units |
| COMET-Planner | Ranch | Private | Sequestered | 4 | 2 | 2 | tons |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | tons | |||
| Plants Installed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2020 | 2019 | Units | |
| 778 | N/A | 778 | number | |
| Total | 778 | 0 | 778 | number |
| No accomplishments to report for: | |
| Year(s): | 2017-2018 |
|---|---|
| Explanation: | Guido started implementing practices in 2017-2018, but I do not know where that data is. The 2019 project is the SCC Carbon Water grant. In 2020, I think Guido is implementing more practices with CDFA, but I (Elise) don't know what it is and when it will be implemented. |
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landowner Cost Share (Private) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Prop 1 (SCC) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,239.15 | $14,995.75 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,234.90 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,239.15 | $14,995.75 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,234.90 |
| Note: | None provided |
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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 the watersheds.
A Carbon Farm Plan provides a farm with a future vision and path to increase farm fertility, productivity and resiliency.
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