CDFA sessions to focus on drought relief grants

The Farm Equity Office for the California Department of Food and Agriculture has scheduled informational sessions via Zoom at 1 p.m. on Feb. 2 and Feb. 16 to explain two drought-relief grant programs to assist small-and-medium scale farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers.

Applications for the Drought Relief Technical Assistance and Drought Relief Direct Producer Block Grant Program close March 16 at 5 p.m. The programs provide financial aid and as assistance with business and marketing strategies.

For links to informational sessions and for program application forms, visit www.cdfa.ca.gov/CUSP. For more information on the 2023 grant programs, email carmen.carrasco@cdfa.ca.gov.