Free comprehensive plans available for agricultural operations:

1. Nutrient Management Plans,
2. Pest Management Plans,
3. Carbon Farm Plans, and
4. Carbon Sequestration/GHG Mitigation Assessments.

More CAPGP details here.

Reimbursement funding available for expenses and losses on agricultural and working lands due to drought. 

• Up to $20,000 in reimbursements every 12 months.
• More details on eligibility and reimbursable expenses/losses here.

HSP provides cost-share up to $200,000 to farmers and ranchers to implement healthy soil practices, including compost application, cover cropping, hedgerow planting, prescribed grazing, mulch, and much more!

More on HSP eligibility and application here.

Through our Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL), VCRCD assists producers with orchards, row crops, and nurseries by evaluating the distribution uniformity of their irrigation systems.

VCRCD in partnership with Cachuma RCD (CRCD), Community Environmental Council (CEC), and Santa Barbara Botanical Garden (SBBG) are offering reimbursements up to $200,000 for the implementation of pollinator habitat on agricultural landscapes that meet pre-approved NRCS practice standards. 

• Pre-approved practices include cover crops, hedgerows, wildlife habitat planting and so much more!
• More on PHP here.

SWEEP is a CDFA program which provides financial incentives (up to $200,000) for CA agricultural operations to invest in systems that BOTH reduce water consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

More on SWEEP eligibility and application here.

VCRCD can offer several free technical services through this CDFA grant:

1. Free irrigation evaluations,
2. Free agricultural irrigation pump efficiency tests,
3. Implementation of Nutrient and Irrigation Management (NIM) stations, and 
4. Assistance in developing Nitrogen Management Plans (NMPs).

More on WETA here.

• Agricultural Environmental Water Quality Assistance (AEWQA)
  • Implementation funds (up to 60% of hardware costs) for agricultural management and irrigation efficiency upgrades which improve stream water quality in Ventura County. 
• Interactive Irrigation Management to Reduce the Leaching of Nitrogen (IIMRLN) 2
  • A second round of IIMRLN 1 in Ventura County.

• Calleguas Creek Watershed Agricultural Management Measures Program (CCWAMMP)
• CDFA’s Healthy Soil Program – Compost & Mulch Research 
• Evapotranspiration Research Project
• Interactive Irrigation Management to Reduce the Leaching of Nitrogen (IIMRLN) 1