Agricultural Greenhouse Gas & Soil Carbon Accounting with COMET-Farm

STARTS: February 17, 2023 9:00 am
ENDS: February 18, 2023 12:00 pm
DETAILS:

Preparatory Homework:

  • COMET Introduction Video
  • Data Gathering Assignment

Day 1 (Friday Feb. 17)

  • Introduction to climate-smart agriculture
  • Detailed overview of COMET tools with how-to style instructions

Day 2 (Saturday February 18th)

  • Open space to work on personal or group reports
  • Discussion of reports and peer-to-peer exchange
  • An NRCS rep will explain how COMET is used in their conservation planning process

What is COMET-Farm?

  • A digital greenhouse gas inventory and soil carbon accounting tool designed for conservation scenario assessments. The tool was created through a cooperative agreement between CSU and USDA.

 

Date: Friday February 17th 9:00am-3:00pm & Saturday February 18th 9:00am-12:00pm

Location: 1432 Abbott Street Salinas, CA 93901 & virtual attendance options

Sign up here: https://ucanr.edu/comet2023

REGION: Central Coast
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: All, Field and Row Crops
CONSERVATION PRACTICES: Carbon Farming
CROPS/PRODUCTS: All
EVENT LOCATION HOST: UCANR, CSUMB, CA Leafy Greens Program, Healthy Soils Program, COMET-Farm
EVENT CONTACT NAME: Stefanie Kortmand
CONTACT EMAIL:
LOCATION: 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA, USA
ADDITION DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Location: Ag Center Conference Room