Renata Brillinger - Getting California Agriculture to Net-Negative Green House Gas Emissions
After interviewing many guests, I was still left with the following questions: what are we doing to systematically mitigate our agriculture emissions, is it actually working, and how far do we have left to go? In this episode we dive in with the group that has been tackling these questions in Cal...
In The Studio: Farming In The Age Of Climate Change
The unseasonably warm and dry fall we are experiencing in the San Joaquin Valley is a reminder of the changing climate, here and around the world. In the studio, moderator Kathleen Schock explores how climate change is affecting the region’s top industry: agriculture. Her guests are Renata Brilli...
Renata Brillinger, executive director, California Climate & Agriculture Network 7-29-2020
Renata Brillinger is the co-founder and Executive Director of the California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN). She has more than two decades of experience in sustainable agriculture policy and programs and 30 years’ experience in non-profit administration. She serves on the steering commi...
Climate Change and the Food We Eat
For years, there was one part of the climate puzzle that didn’t get quite as much attention as, say, transportation or renewable energy — and that’s food and agriculture. Recently, however, the climate-food intersection has been drawing more headlines, and that’s good news: Scientists estimate th...
122: Preserving Agriculture Land to Combat Climate Change
Maintaining agricultural land can be a solution to climate change. Renata Brillinger, Executive Director at California Climate & Agriculture Network (CalCAN), and her team are working to incentivize sustainable practices like composting, cover crops, and solar pumps at farms. They promote four gr...
S6 E3: Who's Hiring?
In this episode of CPR’s Connect the Dots, host Rob Verchick and his guests explore businesses industry sectors and jobs that are particularly vulnerable to climate change, as well as the potential for significant job creation in technology, infrastructure, adaptation, mitigation, and the just tr...
S6 E3: Who's Hiring?
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The Battle for a Climate Friendly Farm Bill
This year's Farm Bill will determine whether US agriculture cuts its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Republicans want to divert $20 billion away from agricultural climate solutions. Farmers who've adopted these practices say they increase soil carbon and climate resilience. We hear sto...
The Battle for a Climate Friendly Farm Bill
This year's Farm Bill will determine whether US agriculture cuts its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. Republicans want to divert $20 billion away from agricultural climate solutions. Farmers who've adopted these practices say they increase soil carbon and climate resilience. We hear stor...
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 12-19-24
In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss the recent mysterious drone sightings primarily on the East Coast and their potential implications for privacy and the agriculture industry. They delve into the unrest these sightings are causing among reside...
