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CALIFORNIA  DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
Media  Contacts:
Steve Lyle,  CDFA Public Affairs, (916) 654-0462
Release  #13-025 
_Print This Release_ (http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/27/1/) 
 

FIRST-EVER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DATABASE SHEDS LIGHT ON  FARMLAND’S MULTIPLE 
BENEFITS
 
SACRAMENTO, September  13, 2013 – The California Department of Food and 
Agriculture is  pleased to announce what is believed to be the first-ever  
Ecosystem Services Database, which is now
available at  _http://apps.cdfa.ca.gov/EcosystemServices_ 
(http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/25/3/) 

Ecosystem Services  are defined as the multiple benefits we gain from 
farming and  ranching, including crop and livestock production. Many of these  
benefits extend into environmental stewardship and conservation.  For example, 
the maintenance of wildlife habitats, biodiversity  enhancements on working 
lands, renewable energy use and  production, increased nutrient cycling and 
storage, soil  enrichment, water conservation, and support for pollinating  
insects are some of the benefits. A more comprehensive list of  ecosystem 
service benefits in agriculture can be found at 
_http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EcosystemServices.html_ 
(http://lists.cdfa.ca.gov/t/1833/28730/26/4/)   

“California’s working  farms and ranches are an important part of our 
natural landscape,”  said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “The commitment to 
ecosystem  services demonstrates clearly that beyond the productivity of  fields 
and pastures, resource management decisions by farmers and  ranchers provide 
us with wildlife and pollinator habitat,  contribute to clean water and air, 
provide recreational and  tourism connections, and much more.”

The database contains  nearly 400 farms and ranches. It is intended to 
easily communicate  to a broad audience the multiple benefits provided by 
agriculture  in California. The database can be queried by key word, county,  crop 
type, and type of ecosystem service. An interactive map  allows users to 
view where the services are taking place.  

The purpose of the  database is twofold. It helps the department discuss 
the multiple  benefits provided by California agriculture, and it assists  
growers, ranchers, and stakeholders who want to learn more about  ecosystem 
services.  
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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND  AGRICULTURE  
 
Office  of Public Affairs, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, CA  95812
 

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