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 Sustainability begins with the land. Paving Paradise: A New Perspective on California Farmland Conversion www.farmland.org/california www.farmland.org/california

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 A modest proposal … Current Trend 900,000 Acres Lost

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

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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