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California State University, Chico, is hosting a “Farmland Summit” on July 1, kicking off a string of events spearheaded by the California Natural Resources Agency to discuss nature-based climate solutions. The summit will focus on educating the community about regenerative agriculture and other sustainable practices and identifying barriers of entry and solutions to those barriers for farmers. The event will take place on the university’s 800-acre regenerative agriculture farm and is expected to draw an audience of around 180 to 200 people. The Department of Food and Agriculture and its board have named climate-oriented farming techniques as a priority for the state. In its 2023 plan for California’s next decade of agriculture, the department outlined various goals and strategies for the future of farming to address issues such as climate change, rising costs and land availability. Following the summit, Cindy Daley, director of Chico State’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems, said a white paper will be written to help develop an action plan.