Conservation Agriculture Planning Grant Program (CAPGP)
The Conservation Agriculture Planning Grants Program (CAPGP) is a new program in the Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation at CDFA. This program funds the development of plans that will help farmers and ranchers identify actions for climate change mitigation and adaptation, further environmental stewardship on farms and ranches, and ensure agricultural food security into the future.
CAPGP funding allows VCRCD to provide technical and planning assistance to agricultural operations in Ventura County to address climate resilience, drought resilience, and water quality.
VCRCD in collaboration with consulting and in-house Technical Service Providers (TSPs), can provide:
- Nutrient Management Plans,
- Pest Management Plans, and
- Carbon Farm Plans.
Abundant farm benefits...
These plans can assist farmers and ranchers with managing nutrients and pesticides, which will enhance the water quality of surface and groundwater sources used for human, agricultural, and environmental purposes.
Carbon farm plans promote the restoration of soil organic matter, generate healthier and more resilient soil, and encourage woody tissue plantings. Recommended practices sequester carbon in soil and tissue, enhance infiltration and storage of rainfall, and increase shading and cooling, all of which will benefit on-farm climate and drought resilience and reduce agricultural withdrawals from surface and groundwater sources.
Economic benefits for the farmer may include reduced input costs, lower weather and pest risks, increase crop resilience to severe weather events, and high yields and productivity.
Interested in a FREE plan?
Let us know what type of plan you are interested in today!
Fill out the form linked below or contact Emily Nye at 805-764-5155 or emily.nye@vcrcd.org.