The CUSP (California Underserved and Small Producer) Extreme‑Weather Assistance Program, administered locally by IERCD in partnership with CDFA, provides reimbursement grants of $2,500–$20,000 to support small and socially‑disadvantaged California farmers and ranchers affected by climate-related disasters such as drought, flooding, wildfires, heat waves, and severe storms. 

Listen in on our video recording of the 4.30 HLB Info-session held at the Mission RCD office in Fallbrook. The County and CDFA presented on current strategies and practices to contain the spread of the HLB virus and shared updates on current quarantine measures. The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program Website has more info on HLB and other citrus viruses.

Do you need compost? Zero FoodPrint currently has open enrollment for their Compost-Connector Rebate Program. Get connected to a compost facility near you and learn about possible funding and rebates that are available to offset the cost of your compost. Apply today here!

What is Carbon Farming? Synonymous with regenerative agriculture, carbon farming involves the implementation of practices that are known to improve the rate at which carbon dioxide, a primary green house gas, is removed from the atmosphere and converted to soil organic matter and plant biomass. Like regenerative agriculture, carbon farming is also focused on the revitalization of soil health and…

This program supports irrigation system evaluations to growers with one or more irrigated acres. Mission RCD provides irrigation system evaluations, water use efficiency recommendations, crop data and technical information about the types of irrigation equipment used to increase water use efficiency and crop yield on agricultural sites. These evaluations assist growers with evaluating how to achieve maximum water efficiency and to determine how to better manage the water resources available to them, and more efficiently manage irrigation requirements for productive and healthy plants.

If you have fruit trees and/or a vegetable garden in your backyard, it can be difficult at times to eat everything that you grow. If you have an excess of produce that you do not know what to do with, you can contact the Senior Gleanors. They will send out some volunteers to pick your extra fruit/vegetables and then take them to a local food pantry to be donated!