Farmer Resource Portal

Welcome to the Farmer Resource Portal — This page is designed to help farmers and ranchers find key information about CDFA grant programs, information about important regulations that affect farmers, CDFA boards and commissions and resources CDFA offers for farmers and ranchers in multiple languages.

CDFA Grant Programs for Farmers

Information about CDFA grants that are available for farmers and ranchers throughout California. Several programs have priority funding available for socially disadvantaged farmers.

CDFA Resources and Information for Farmers and Ranchers

Index of information and resources to help farmers run their businesses and learn about important regulations that could affect their farms. Use this index to answer common questions like "How do I sell at farmers markets?" or "What are the food safety regulations that affect my farm?"

USDA Grant and Loan Programs

Information about loans, grants and conservation technical assistance for your farm offered by USDA. Many of these programs have priority funding for socially disadvantaged farmers, beginning farmers, women farmers and veteran farmers.

Boards and Commissions

Index of all the boards and commissions at CDFA, with information about number of members, meeting locations, purpose and how to stay informed of board position openings.

The Farmer Equity Report is an in-depth report that outlines the key challenges facing socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in California and a set of recommendations for CDFA to address these challenges. The full report is available in English and Español.

CDFA wishes to thank all of the farmers, government agency staff and non-profit organizations for their valuable input and contributions to this report. CDFA extends a special thank you to the California Farmer Justice Collaborative for their steadfast support and collaboration, beginning with their work to create AB 1348 in 2017, and continuing throughout the past two years as members worked closely with the Farmer Equity Advisor throughout the writing and research for this report.

Sign up for the Farm Equity Quarterly e-Newsletter

This newsletter will send out grant program deadlines and updates, new resources, CDFA board and commission vacancies and meetings, any new regulation or news that affects farmers or ranchers, and articles highlighting the diversity of California’s farmers and farms. The newsletter will be in English and Spanish.