The Healthy Soils Program, run by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), will grant approximately $7 million to farmers and ranchers to support their adoption of soil health practices such as the use of compost, mulch and cover crops, reduced tillage, and planting of trees and shrubs as windbreaks, hedgerows, and streams. Some of the money will also fund demonstration projects that showcase various climate smart practices and their many environmental benefits. 

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