USDA NRCS Range Planting Practice Standard - Utilized by both the CDFA Healthy Soils Program & NRCS Programs for range seeding implementation.

Guide to Tools & Seeding Methods | Ernst Conservation Seeds (ernstseed.com)

Pure Live Seed: Calculations and Considerations | Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources

UCCE Central Sierra Field Guide - Weeds, Forages and Natives of the Central Sierra Nevada - PDF Online

NRCS Calflora eVegGuide - Determine forage species appropriate for your land.

Kamprath Seed - Our Seed Mixes

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 California Invasive Plant Council – Protecting California’s environment and economy from invasive plants (cal-ipc.org)

NRCS: Web Soil Survey

SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser | California Soil Resource Lab (ucdavis.edu)

Healthy Soil Program - Soil Sampling Protocol HSP_SoilSampling.pdf (ca.gov)

Soil Testing Labs

UC Rangelands – Supporting Working Landscapes (ucdavis.edu)

• UC Rangelands - YouTube
• Working Rangelands Wednesdays — Week 5 — Managing drought on public rangelands in California (youtube.com)

California Rancher Sustainability Assessment – CRSA (berkeley.edu)

Farming and Ranching Conservation - Point Blue

Society for Range Management

Range & Pasture | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)

Adaptive Grazing and Regenerative Ranching – Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems – Chico State (csuchico.edu)

Rangeland Management - Center for Sustainability - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

CDFA Healthy Soils Program – Incentives Grant - Direct to farmer grants from CDFA for the implementation of soil conservation practices

Regional Healthy Soils Program Block Grants - Direct to farmer grants from regional growers organizations and Resource Conservation Districts, funded by CDFA, for the implementation of soil conservation practices.

• Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program
• Butte County Farm Bureau CDFA Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grant
• Solano Farm Bureau Healthy Soils Program
• Zero Foodprint Healthy Soils Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

National Air Quality Initiative (NAQI)

Farmer/Rancher - SARE Western – “Program aims to honor producer innovation by funding on-farm research that benefits and is led by producers themselves.”

Professional + Producer - SARE Western – “Program involves agricultural technical advisor (main applicant) and producers implementing projects to address identified needs in sustainable agriculture.”

Xerces Society, Habitat Kits

Pollinator Partnership - California Ag-Land Network (CAN) for Pollinators Program

Roots Program – Wildlife Habitat and Community Resilience on Working

CDFA State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program (SWEEP)

Zero Food Print

•  Restore Grants – Implementation of Carbon Sequestering Practices
•  Compost Connector Grants – Compost Amendment

Community Alliance of Family Farms – Farmer Funding Opportunities Database

• CAFF also provides Technical Assistance for grant programs