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C-AGG Executive Team:

Debbie ReedC-AGG Executive Director

C-AGG Project Manager Monica McBride

C-AGG Meeting Planner Ashley Markgraf

C-AGG Facilitator: Chris Chopyak

C-AGG Steering Committee:

Paul Buttner, CRC Thomas Driscoll, NFU Chad Frahm, ICUSD Michael Formica, NPPC Jimmy Daukas, AFT Robert Parkhurst, EDF Leslie Durschinger, TGC Sheldon Zakreski, TCT

Rich Conant, CSU John Kadyszewski, WI

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Participant Introductions

PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTIONS

Who is C-AGG?C-AGG is a multi-stakeholder coalition fostering agreement on effective and mutually beneficial voluntary incentives to reduce GHG emissions from the agricultural sector. What does C-AGG do?Advance the development and adoption of science-based policies, methodologies, protocols, projects, tools, and decision support systems for GHG emissions reductions and carbon sequestration within the agricultural sector.

C-AGG: Raising the Barn:Sustainability, ecosystem services

How C-AGG Works?

COLLABORATION! Open tent policy: constructive engagement and support for our goals are only prerequisites2-day C-AGG meetings 3 times per year:

– March: Sacramento– July: Mid-Central U.S.– November:

Washington, DCC-AGG workshops intermittentlyParticipant email list to share relevant reports, documents, activities, meeting alertswww-c-agg.org

C-AGG Objectives and Activities:•Collaboration with Ag value chain stakeholders•Building new partnerships •Sharing our Shared Learnings: Sustainability at Scale•Continued focus on decision support systems, tools, technologies to support goals•Ecosystem & C Markets, Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives as Drivers for Incentive-based Opportunities for Agricultural GHG Mitigation•Continued Dialogue, Partnerships with USDA•Participation in Field-to-Market Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture

C-AGG July Meeting:• Climate change

programs in Ontario, Quebec

• Assessing GHG Mitigation Potential of US Ag Sector

• ARB SLCP Presentation• Dairy Day! • Tour of Fair Oaks Dairy

FarmSince July Meeting:• Submitted C-AGG SLCP

Comments to ARB• Started Strategic Eval &

Planning with Consultant• New SC Members• Participating in Packard

Strategic Planning

Farmer engagement Tool DevelopmentScaling Opportunities

Emerging Climate Change and Sustainable Ag Programs

SLCP and CAGHG CIGSConservation Finance

Themes from previous C-AGG meetings we will build upon

National Ag GHG Mitigation Potential

Meeting Objectives

• Showcase C-AGG’s collaborative engagement with our federal partners, including highlights of USDA collaboration: GHG CIGS (2011), kick off 2015 CIGS

• Provide timely updates on public, private activities in support of enabling ag sector GHG mitigation and ecosystem service participation, including tools and programs

Meeting Objectives (cont’d)

• Provide timely updates on US and international climate change activities and negotations under the UNFCCC, including development of US inventories of GHG emissions and sinks

• Continue dialogue on how to scale sustainable ag activities

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Mark your calendars for next C-AGG Meeting:

Wed-Thu, March 9-10, 2016, Sacramento, CA

Thank you!

Thank you to all for your participation and continued collaboration.

Thank you to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for their continued support.

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