Farming & Ranching

San Diego County is home to the largest number of small farms as well as the largest number of organic producers out of any county in the United States.

Agriculture is vital to our region’s economy and culture, and yet the amount of agricultural land in use decreases every year due to lack of support and value for this key industry. The RCD is committed to supporting farmers and ranchers by monitoring soil healthy and water efficiency, educating about on-farm conservation practices, and assisting with funding applications.

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To contact us about agriculture, email ag@rcdsandiego.org . If you would like to receive our monthly Farmer and Rancher newsletter, subscribe here. You can also read prior newsletters below.

Farmer and Rancher Newsletter Archive

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Currently Open Grants and Funding Opportunities for Farmers and Ranchers

See the programs and services we provide for farmers and ranchers below!

Website Accessibility Policy

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 6195620096

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 6195620096.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.