Marin Resource Conservation District

ATTENTION! Marin County Public Health is working to get the COVID vaccine to people at highest risk. You can sign-up on the interest form and be notified when you're eligible to receive the vaccine. The vaccine interest form is not limited to those 65+ years of age anyone can fill it out including agricultural workers. El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Marin está trabajando para hacer llegar la vacuna COVID a las personas con mayor riesgo. Puede inscribirse e...n el formulario de interés y recibir una notificación cuando sea elegible para recibir la vacuna. El formulario de interés en la vacuna no se limita a los mayores de 65 años; cualquiera puede completarlo, incluidos los trabajadores agrícolas. https://marincountyhc.jotform.com/210187732830049

USDA Program Deadlines!!! March 15 is the Last Day to Complete Enrollment for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs: Call Today About 2021 Crop Year Eligibility. Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2021 must do so by March 15. Producers who have not yet signed a 2021 enrollment contract or who want to make an election change should contact their local Petaluma... USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to make an appointment at (707) 794-1242. NRCS is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) which is a voluntary, conservation program administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service that can provide financial and technical assistance to install conservation practices that address natural resource concerns. Funding selections will be made in June. For more information about EQIP, how to apply and program eligibility, interested applicants should contact the Petaluma field office at (707) 794-1242.

Available Friday, September 4th! Sonoma County's Ag Department has generously provided Marin County's Ag Industry with a limited supply of N-95 and surgical style masks. Please call 415-473-6700 if you need masks for your workers!

Marin RCD is offering $500-1,000 grants to 4-8 farms who are developing and implementing COVID-19 Site-Specific Protection Plans to ensure the safety of their front-line agricultural production workers. Deadline August 18, 2020. For more info, and to access the application check out our website!

Compost Application to Rangelands: Applying for Funding through CDFA’s Healthy Soils Grant Program Applying for funding to spread compost on your rangeland? Wondering what the benefits might be?... This webinar will cover: - benefits of compost application to rangelands - best practices in compost application - compost practice requirements in the Healthy Soils grant program - available resources for local project design and implementation - any other questions you have TIME: Monday, May 11th from NOON to 1:30PM PRESENTORS: Jeff Creque of CCI, Jonathan Watcher of MALT, Michelle Katuna of MRCD WEBINAR FORMAT: Zoom meeting with screen share to show slides. Call-in option available for those without computers. Webinar will be recorded and made available. CONTACT: Jonathan Watcher of MALT at [email protected]/ 510-519-6935 OR, Michelle Katuna of Marin RCD at [email protected]/ 707-774-5047. If you need assistance or wish to submit a question (questions can also be submitted on the Zoom registration page). To attend, you must Register in advance for this meeting: (https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYvf-uurzwsHd314lyfAZPJ1sYuPA-7P) After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Hello Friends. The Marin RCD office will be closed through the month of May due to the Marin County COVID-19 shelter-in-place order. During this time the RCD staff would like to share a couple of links with helpful information. For the producers: The two Federal assistance programs aimed at helping small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic have been renewed and expanded to provide funding for farms. http://growninmarin.org/For_Farmers_and_Ranchers/COVID-19/... For the Consumers (the public): Consider ordering from local farms online, signing up for a CSA, purchasing your food from a farm stand or farmers’ market, or ordering take out/delivery from local restaurants. https://www.marinrcd.org//Marin-County-Food-Resources-duri Stay safe!

Calling all Farmers and Ranchers! $28 million available statewide for adopting soil health practices! We would love to help you apply! Give us a call! Check it out :https://www.marinrcd.org/

$28 Million available statewide to Farmers and Ranchers for funding assistance with on-farm soil health projects like compost application, hedgerows, riparian plantings, rangeland seeding, and other practices. Marin RCD is providing application assistance! Check it out!!