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Flood Recovery Resources

Heavy rainfall in early 2023 caused floodwater challenges for many of us in California's agriculture community. Following are relief and support resources available from state and federal partners.

California Government

• Governor's Office — Tax Relief for Californians Impacted by Storms
• Governor's Office — Businesses Impacted by Storms Now Eligible for Emergency Tax Relief
• California Department of Tax and Fee Administration — State of Emergency Tax Relief
• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services – 2023 Winter Storms Recovery – with links to:
  • State and Federal Assistance
  • County Resource Centers
  • Philanthropic Efforts
• California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA) tool for finding and contacting your local County Agricultural Commissioner to help determine available assistance
• California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Farmer & Farmworker Mental Health Resources
• CDFA Produce Safety Program Farm Flooding Fact Sheet

U.S. Government

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency

• USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Farmers and Livestock Producers in California Impacted by Floods
• USDA Expands Eligibility, Enhances Benefits for Key Disaster Programs
• Disaster Assistance Programs

  Livestock Assistance

  • Livestock Forage Disaster Program
  • Livestock Indemnity Program
  • Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish
  • Emergency Livestock Relief Program

  Farm Loans

  • Emergency Loan Program
  • Disaster Set-Aside Program

  Farmland Damage

  • Emergency Conservation Program
  • Emergency Forest Restoration Program

  Crop Losses

  • Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
  • Tree Assistance Program

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• Safety of Food and Animal Food Crops Affected by Hurricanes, Flooding, and Power Outages

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• FEMA Individual Assistance

U.S. Small Business Administration

• Disaster Loan Assistance

California Agriculture Industry

• Western Growers Leafy Green Appendix F: Considerations for Addressing the Effects of Weather Conditions on Environmental Sources of Human Pathogens
• California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) Flooding Fact Sheet
• California LGMA Flooding Resources Webinar

University of California Food Safety

• UC Food Safety: Food Safety After a Disaster
• UC Small Farm Food Safety: Produce Safety and Flood Resources
• UC Small Farm Food Safety: Potential Biological Hazards Associated with Use of Contaminated Agricultural Water

Other Resources

• California Agricultural Mediation Program, (916) 330-4500, ext. 104, mobile (760) 780-8781, email: maryc@emcenter.org.
• Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Institute for Food Safety: Cleaning, Sanitizing, Hygienic Design - Helping specialty crop growers develop effective sanitization programs
• Produce Safety Alliance Labeled Sanitizers for Produce: Video Tutorial