Submitted Comment Name Tina Wener Affiliation self Subject The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is soliciting feedback from the public to inform our work to reduce methane emissions from the dairy and livestock sector Message Not a dairy farmer-researched CA's investment in methane reduction from feed to manure handling. It appears specifically in manure handling, a farmer needs a significant up-front investment to implement the necessary infrastructure. Additionally, it appears that CA funding is accessed through a grant process. Additionally, Newsom appears to have proposed an additional $60mm up to 2030 generally to target methane reduction from the dairy and rancher sector. FEEDLOTS however, in CA-seem to be slow to adapt methane reduction practices and yet appear to contribute significant amounts of methane. Personal observation from Highway 5 in CA, it appears cattle stand in dirt and manure awaiting slaughter. Anecdotally, there does not appear to be state-of-the-art manure handling as advised in best practices. My layperson input is to focus a larger proportion of appropriated grant dollars in remedying Feedlot methane in an effort to meet CA 2030 pollution goals. File Upload (i.e., Attachments): N/A N/A
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