Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget calls for millions of dollars to support new farmers and ranchers. Specifically, it proposes $10 million for beginning farmer and rancher training and farm management apprenticeship programs, which is a new budget proposal but still less than some farm advocates were hoping.

The CDFA has developed a draft request for proposals for its Conservation Agriculture Planning Grants program and is seeking public comment.

The number and types of organic operations in California continued to grow in recent years with an average of $1 million in sales per farm.

CDFA awarded grants for 58 projects, ranging from $50,000 to $450,000, focused on increasing sales of specialty crops.