Agriculture
Resources for Crop Planning:
Seeding, Planting, & Harvesting:
- Seed Order Inventory Template
- Planting Plan (Example)
- Seeding, Planting, and Fertility Log Templates
- Planting To Moisture Guide
- Harvest Schedule (Example)
Weed Management Strategies:
Olive Tree Resources:
- Acquiring Agricultural Leases
- An Overview of Grazing Leases in the Bay Area
- Commonly Asked Grazing Lease RFP Quesitons
- Creative Approaches to Grazing Leases
- Grazing Lease Proposals Best Practices
- Building Partnerships
- Creating Agreements for Successful Ranch Operations
- Life Below Ground on the Range
Calendars of Operations:
Other Ranching Resources:
Diet and Vegetation Resources:
- Alternative Feed Ingredients in Swine Diets
- Nutrient and Vegetation management in outdoor hog production systems
Building Structures:
- Building a Feeder
- Building a Hog House
- Building a Shade Structure for Hogs
- Movable A-Frame Farrowing House
Other Hog Resources:
- Map of Bay Area Slaughter and Processing Facilities
- Options for Increased Processing Capacity in the Central Coast
- What is the need for livestock processing services in the Bay Area?
- Local Meat and Poultry Processing
- Meat Processing Needs Assessment for Bay Area
- Final Link Getting Livestock from farm to fork
Processing Requirements:
Conservation Practices:
Helpful Resources for Urban Agriculture:
Water Resources
Precipitation:
El Nino
What is an El Nino?
USGS explains an El Nino as the warming of the ocean surface, or above-average sea surface temperatures, in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. The low-level surface winds, which normally blow from east to west along the equator (“easterly winds”), instead weaken or, in some cases, start blowing the other direction (from west to east or “westerly winds”). El Niño recurs irregularly, from two years to a decade, and no two events are exactly alike. El Niño events can disrupt normal weather patterns in the United States and globally.
Resources:
Preparedness
o Videos/pamphlets on how to prepare for floods
o Live alert system for storms
o Sandbag resources – where to obtain and how to use
o Sandbag locations/info
o Emergency preparedness resources
o General flood preparedness guidance
o Flood fighting materials/actions
If Damage Occurs
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
o California Farmer Relief Fund (CFRF)
- Producer level disaster assistance after extreme weather impacts
o California Underserved and Small Producer (CUSP)
- Producer level financial relief after extreme weather impacts
- FSA Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)
o Assistance restoring damaged agricultural land
o Individuals are eligible
o assistance for significant watershed/flooding problems, generally where a broader public/watershed interest is involved
o Via local sponsor such as RCD
Farmer Resources – Disasters and emergencies
CDFA Flood Recovery Resources Portal
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/FloodRecovery/
Disaster Preparedness Resources
CAFF Disaster Preparedness Resource Library
Kitchen Table Advisors “Farming in the Era of Climate Change” webinar
Farmer & Farmworker Mental Health Resources
For additional resources visit the CDFA resources for farmers page here.
1-800-FARM AID (1-800-327-6243)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial 988 or 1-800-273-8255 / 1-888-628-9454 (Spanish)
1-833-317-HOPE (1-833-317-4673)
1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”)
Wildlife Resources
California Red-legged Frog
California Tiger Salamander
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Additional Conservation Resources
