2026 Farm and Ranch Programs 101 – Recording and Resources
On February 10, 2026, the Yolo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) hosted the 2026 Farm and Ranch Programs 101 at the Yolo County Farm Bureau in partnership with local, state, and federal agencies. The event featured presentations on free technical assistance and funding opportunities for farmers and ranchers in Yolo County.
The 2026 Farm and Ranch Programs 101 featured the following presenters, agencies, and topics:
- Sara Lipschutz, Natural Resources Conservation Service – Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- Josephine Medina & Paul Sullivan, Farm Services Agency- FSA Loan Programs
- Sara Garcia, California Dept of Food and Agriculture – Healthy Soils Program and State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program & Other Prop 4 Funding
- Lan Ngo, Community Alliance for Family Farmers (CAFF) – Free Well Sensor Funding, Groundwater Related Services, & Events
- Conor Higgins, Yolo County Resource Conservation District – Sutter-Yolo Mobile Irrigation Lab
- Hope Zabronsky, UC Cooperative Extension – UCANR Climate Smart Agriculture Program
- Tom Johnson, Project Apis m. – Seeds for Bees
- Eden Winniford, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District – Farm Equipment Replacement Programs and 2026 Grants Solicitation
A recording of this event is available on our YouTube channel, here. After presentations, there was an unrecorded Q & A session for all presenters and an opportunity for one-on-ones between producers and agency professionals.
A copy of all presentations is available, here.
For questions regarding presentations, please contact:
- NRCS – Sara Lipschutz: lipschutz@usda.gov, 530-902-7282
- Farm Service Agency: yolo.ca@usda.gov, 530-661-2037 ext 2
- CDFA – cdfa.oars@cdfa.ca.gov
- CAFF – Lan Ngo: lan@caff.org, 916-245-6519
- Yolo County RCD – Conor Higgins: higgins@yolorcd.org, 530-661-1688 ext 4
- UC Agriculture and Natural Resources – Hope Zabronsky: hazabronsky@ucanr.edu
- Project Apis m.- Tom Johnson: tom@projectapism.org
- Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District – Eden Winniford: ewinniford@ysaqmd.org
Resources:
- USDA NRCS – Five Steps to Assistance
- Farm Services Agency:
- Community Alliance for Family Farmers
- Yolo County RCD:
- UCANR – Climate Smart Agriculture Program
- Project Apis m.:
- Yolo Solano AQMD – Ag Grant Funding Guide
- Zero Foodprint Restore Grants Flyer (not a speaker)
