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Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability

Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability. Sustainability begins with the land. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability. Uncertainties Facing Central Valley Agriculture Water? Labor? Air Pollution? Environmental Regulation? Global Competition? Farm Policy?

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Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability

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  1. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Sustainability begins with the land.

  2. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Uncertainties Facing Central Valley Agriculture Water? Labor? Air Pollution? Environmental Regulation? Global Competition? Farm Policy? Climate?

  3. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability “Land, they ain’t makin’ it anymore.” Will Rogers

  4. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Sustainability begins with the land.

  5. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Sustainability begins with the land.

  6. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Paving Paradise: A New Perspective on California Farmland Conversionwww.farmland.org/california Sustainability begins with the land.

  7. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Sustainability begins with the land.

  8. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Sustainability begins with the land.

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  18. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Where is this leading?

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  26. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Implications of Sprawl for Agricultural Sustainability

  27. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability • Potential Impacts • On Sustainability • Land availability & prices

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  30. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability • Potential Impacts • On Sustainability • Land availability & prices • Water availability & cost • Air quality & crop yields • Goods transport • Land use conflicts • More regulation

  31. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability How can we sustain Central Valley agriculture?

  32. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability A modest proposal …

  33. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability • Objectives • Reserve the best farmland • Develop more efficiently • Discourage land price inflation • Certainty for farmers, developers & communities • Share upside of land conversion more equitably

  34. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #1 Declare 95% of high quality farmland off-limits to development for a generation (until 2050)

  35. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #2 Cut per capita land consumption in half for commercial & public as well as residential uses

  36. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Current Trend 900,000 Acres Lost A modest proposal …

  37. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability Doubled Efficiency 500,000 Acres Saved! A modest proposal …

  38. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #3 Allow ranchettes only in appropriate areas on less productive land

  39. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #4 Recapture 25% of the windfall created by land entitlement & reinvest it in land conservation & affordable housing

  40. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #4 Recapture 25% of the windfall created by land entitlement & reinvest it in land conservation & affordable housing

  41. Central Valley Agriculture: Land & Sustainability #5 Prepare and implement a strategic plan for the future of San Joaquin Valley agriculture that addresses land use, environment and economic competitiveness

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