Siskiyou County Economic Development Council

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE ADVANCING NEXT GENERATION LIVESTOCK FARMERS AND RANCHERS: LAND TRANSITIONS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROJECT BY THE SISKIYOU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIVESTOCK FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS BY ASSISTING IN LAND TRANSFER AND SUCCESSION PLANNING, WHILE ALSO EQUIPPING NEW OWNERS/OPERATORS WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.PRIMARILY GEARED TOWARDS BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABLE MEAT PRODUCTION, THE PROJECT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL AND RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING, NATURAL RESOURCE PLANNING, MARKETING STRATEGIES, MENTORSHIP, AND PEER-TO-PEER TRAINING. THE FOCUS IS ON DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE MEAT SUPPLY CHAIN THAT IS ECOLOGICALLY BALANCED AND PROFITABLE.THE NEED FOR THIS PROJECT IS INTENSIFIED BY THE CHALLENGES OF WILDFIRES, DROUGHT, SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTIONS, AND DECLINING MARKET CONDITIONS, THREATENING THE FUTURE OF MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. MOREOVER, A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS ARE EXPECTED TO CHANGE HANDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND MANY CURRENT OWNERS LACK A FEASIBLE SUCCESSION PLAN.BY SERVING RURAL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES IN A GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED REGION SPANNING ACROSS 13 COUNTIES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO HELP STABILIZE AND GROW THE REGENERATIVE NICHE MEAT SUPPLY CHAIN. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT INTERVENTION AND RESOURCE IN A REGION WHERE LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO FARM REVENUES AND PROPERTY VALUES. THE SISKIYOU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, ALONGSIDE STRATEGIC PARTNERS, HAS IDENTIFIED KEY FOCUS AREAS AND LEVERAGED EXISTING TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO ADDRESS THESE REGIONAL CHALLENGES EFFECTIVELY.

SETTING THE TABLE FOR SISKIYOU'S SMALL FARMS

THE SISKIYOU COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WILL BOLSTER THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR WITHIN SISKIYOU COUNTY ADDRESSING A SEVERE CRISIS PRECIPITATED BY PERSISTENT DROUGHT REPEATED WILDFIRES AND INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES IMPACTING SMALL FARMS. RECOGNIZING THE URGENT NEED FOR RESILIENCE THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON EXPANDING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR SISKIYOU PRODUCERS AIMING TO FOSTER BUSINESS VIABILITY AND CONNECT LOCAL FARMS WITH REGIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FOOD BUYERS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT FARMERS RANCHERS AND PROCESSORS BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOP ROBUST BUSINESS PLANS AND STRATEGIES AND IDENTIFY GAPS IN NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERS. THE CORE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ESTABLISH A STRONG LONGTERM CONNECTION BETWEEN LOCAL AGRICULTURAL STAKEHOLDERS AND INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS FACILITATING THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND SUPPORTING A THRIVING FARMTOINSTITUTION ECONOMY.

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

RESILIENCE PLAN

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS

ECONOMIC RESILIENCY

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

RBDG RURAL BUSINESS COOP RURAL ENTERPRISE GRANT

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

SECTION 6006 COMMUNITY FACILITIES (CF) TECHNICAL AND TRAINING (TAT) GRANT