Farm Bureau of Ventura County — USDA Damage Survery and FSA Resources

Agricultural Rain Damage Survey

With the significant rain we have received and more on the way, the USDA is investigating whether damage has occurred to agricultural operators in our County.

If you have suffered damage to your agricultural crops, structures, land, or equipment due to excessive rain this month please complete the form linked below and return it to the agricultural commissioner’s office:

PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED FORMS TO:

Ventura County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures ATTN: Alec Thille

Physical Adress: 815 E Santa Barbara St, Santa Paula, CA 93060

Mailing Adress: P.O. Box 889, Santa Paula, CA 93061

Phone: (805) 933-2926

Email: ERM@venturacounty.gov

Receiving sufficient reports of damage helps USDA declare a disaster has occurred. Once a disaster is declared, the USDA can then open applications to their farmer aid programs. We thank all growers who’s reporting makes this work and the release of aid funds possible.

USDA Farm Services Agency: Flood Damage Programs

The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP)

Administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA), offers financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to repair and restore farmland affected by natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, drought, and other calamities. ECP helps farmers and ranchers implement emergency conservation measures to rehabilitate damaged land, restore agricultural production, and prevent further environmental degradation.

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish

The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program provides financial assistance to eligible producers for livestock, honeybee, and farm-raised fish losses – such as death, feed, grazing, and associated transportation costs – due to disease and certain adverse weather events or loss conditions. This program addresses losses not covered by other USDA disaster assistance programs.

Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program

The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program helps producers manage risk by covering crop losses and crop planting that was prevented due to natural disasters. The eligible or “noninsured” crops include agricultural commodities not covered by federal crop insurance. Producers must be enrolled in the program and have purchased coverage for the eligible crop in the crop year in which the loss incurred to receive program benefits following a qualifying natural disaster.

Point of Contact:

Daisy Banda

County Executive Director

Santa Barbara/Ventura County

920 E. Stowell Rd., Santa Maria, CA, 93454

p: (805) 928-9269 ext. 2 | f: (844) 206-7008

e: daisy.banda@usda.gov | w: www.fsa.usda.gov/CA