USDA opens office space to assist local farmers and ranchers

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s California Farm Service Agency is responding to the high need for agricultural assistance in San Diego County. Farm Service Agency Staff are now available 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service in Escondido on the first and third Thursday of each month to assist San Diego County producers.

FSA staff will be able to talk individually with producers about their agricultural needs and to offer a wide array of program assistance to farmers and ranchers.

Programs include the Non-Insured Disaster Assistance Program, which...