Funding for San Joaquin Valley Farmers - American Farmland Trust

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Technical Support and Funding for San Joaquin Valley Farmers to Help Soil Health, Water Management
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Applications Accepted before January and April 2025

 

Funding for Central Valley Farmers for conservation cover under almond treesA new collaborative project will provide technical support and funding for San Joaquin Valley farmers to help with land and water conservation, specifically in Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus counties.

This partnership stretches across the San Joaquin Valley, including:

  • 4 Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs), including East Stanislaus RCD, East Merced RCD, Madera-Chowchilla RCD, and Sierra RCD
  • American Farmland Trust
  • USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) offices in the San Joaquin Valley

The program provides financial support from the NRCS to farmers who need assistance in transitioning to 14 practices. Each is recognized by USDA-NRCS, and the application process goes through a similar process to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) application.

What's Funded

Soil Carbon Amendment and Biochar (808)

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Conservation Cover (327)

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Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till (329)

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Cover Crop (340)

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Critical Area Planting (342)

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Wildlife Habitat Planting (420)

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Hedgerow Plantings (422)

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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)

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Irrigation Pipeline (430)

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Irrigation Water Management (430)

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Pumping Plant (533)

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Structure for Water Control (587)

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Groundwater Recharge Basin (815)

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On-Farm Recharge (817)

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  • English (downloadable PDF of NRCS-CPA 1200 application. Click “RCPP” on question 2).
  • Spanish .

 

Get Help
East Stanislaus RCD

Trina Walley (Mgr), programs@eaststanrcd.org

Chris Yohannan (conservation planner), chris.yohannan@eaststanrcd.org

East Merced RCD       

Ursula Stock (Mgr), manager@eastmercedrcd.org

Madera-Chowchilla RCD

Amy Siliznoff (Mgr), amy@maderachowchillarcd.org

Chris Yohannan (staff share conservation planner w/ ESRCD), chris.yohannan@eaststanrcd.org

Sierra RCD (Fresno County)  

Mason Roth, MRoth@sierrarcd.com

Tulare County       

Lurana Strong (NRCS manager), Lurana.strong@usda.gov

Paul Lum (AFT Ag Specialist), plum@farmland.org

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