Mission Statement

To protect local agricultural resources and operations by reporting production and value statistics of the agricultural industry, providing technical information related to land use impacts to agriculture, and responding to emergencies and disasters affecting agriculture and the public.
 
 
The county's rich agricultural resources are protected through a variety of activities in the Agricultural Resources program including: Statistics and Mapping which produces an annual County crop report and which maps agricultural lands using a geographic information system (GIS); Land Use Planning which works to reduce conflicts between farmers and neighbors, provides technical agricultural information to boards, councils and committees, and protects agricultural lands for the future; Emergency Preparedness planning which protects the public by monitoring harvestable crops during a Diablo Canyon Power Plant emergency and assists agriculture during periods of natural disaster; and Resource Protection which assists agricultural compliance in water quality and air pollution programs and monitors organic waste disposal programs that affect agriculture.
 
Statistics
· Compiles Annual Crop Reports for county agricultural production  
 
Land Use Planning and County Right to Farm Ordinance 
· Reduces conflicts between farmers and their neighbors
· Protects agricultural lands for the future
· Provides technical agricultural information to boards, councils and committees 
 
Emergency Preparedness Planning
· Protects the public by monitoring harvestable crops in case of a Diablo Canyon emergency
· Assists agriculture during periods of natural disaster
· Maps county agriculture using a Geographic Information System
· Assists the County Office of Emergency Services during emergencies affecting agriculture

 
Resource Protection
· Assists agricultural compliance in Water Quality and Air Pollution Programs
· Evaluates organic waste disposal programs that affect agriculture