Fire Damage Assistance
Please check the County's Firestorm 2007 Recovery Homepage for updated information about the 2007 San Diego fires.
Farm Services Agency (FSA) Programs:
Farm Services Agency Emergency Farm Loan Program - Emergency loans to help farmers recover from production and physical losses
Farm Services Agency Emergency Conservation Program - Provides emergency funds to rehabilitate farmland damaged by natural disasters
Local FSA contact:
Indio FSA Service Center
82-901 Bliss
Indio, CA 92201
(760) 347-3675
FSA website has information on all FSA programs and contact information for several southern California offices.
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Programs:
NRCS Cost Share Program - EQIP
NRCS fire recovery information for farmers
Local NRCS Contact:
Cori Calvert
cori.calvert@ca.usda.gov
332 S. Juniper St., Ste 110
Escondido, CA 92025
(760) 745-2061
Small Business Administration
Provides loans for a few types of ag businesses (such as certain nurseries), associated businesses and individuals with personal losses (such as homes)
Local Contact:
Small Business Administration
550 West C Street, Suite 550
San Diego, CA 92101
(619)557-7250
Disaster Declarations
Governor Schwarzenegger Provides Disaster Loan Guarantees for Small Businesses, Farmers Impacted by Wildfires
Freeze Damage Information
Estimated agricultural losses in San Diego County totaled over $114 million due to freezing temperatures January 13 through 24, 2007.
The cold affected growers throughout the county causing a variety of losses, but predominantly caused a loss of fruit. Substantial crop losses (greater than 30%) occurred to grapefruits, guavas, lemons, limes and wax flowers. Other commodities that suffered losses included herbs, avocados, oranges and nursery products. Cut flowers were severely impacted by the freeze causing many growers to miss the Valentine?s Day season.
These estimates are based on this year?s projected crop losses and do not include other costs such as next season's crop reduction due to bloom loss, and plant restoration and/or replacement. It also does not include the cost of mitigation measures and additional energy and labor costs.
