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Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems

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Dr. Cynthia Daley, Founder, Director
cdaley@csuchico.edu
530-898-4335

Dr. Timothy LaSalle, Co-Founder
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Priya Tuvell, Program Manager
pmtuvell@csuchico.edu

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Welcome to the Future of Agriculture

In the face of global climate change, we at the CSU, Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRA) seek to promote regenerative farming practices to reduce greenhouse gasses, restore soil resiliency, increase the sustainability of farms and ranches, and address food and water insecurity.

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Who we are, what we do, why we exist, how we plan to change the world.

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The basics of Regenerative Agriculture and how to get started.

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See past events and learn about upcoming events.

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Graduate Programs in RA at Chico State

Be a Leader in the Field of Regenerative Agriculture.

On-Farm Research

BEAM compost in rangelands, no-till organic cropping systems.

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RAD-Lab and SPA

Learn about our soil processing and testing services.

Mentor Farmers & RA Demos

Demonstration sites and farmer case studies.

Bioreactor Registry

Dr. David Johnson's research on fungal dominant BEAM compost, how to make bioreactors and register them.

Scientific literature, seminar videos, carbon farm planning, funding resources for producers, reading list, and other resources.

Journal of Regenerative Agriculture

Original peer-reviewed research.

A blog for the layperson about regenerative agriculture

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