The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County connects people to resources that strengthen the land, wildlife, and communities. We work across the majority of San Diego County on a variety of program areas, including wildfire resilience, climate-smart agriculture, education, pollinator habitat, and community garden management.

Through its Agriculture Department, the RCD supports farmers and ranchers to implement climate-smart agricultural practices, monitor the benefits of conservation practices, and connect with resources and educational opportunities. The Agriculture Department provides technical assistance, conservation planning, and application support to San Diego agricultural producers with funding from the CA Department of Conservation, CA Department of Food and Agriculture, CA Wildlife Conservation Board, National Association of Conservation Districts, United States Natural Resources Conservation Service and others.

The Agriculture Department Director is an integral member of the Executive Director’s team. The Agriculture Department Director’s primary responsibilities are to oversee the Agriculture Department’s funding and programming and to oversee the field team in their support of agricultural producers in the district to adopt conservation practices on working lands. Toward that end, the Agriculture Department delivers the following key services:

• Soil Sampling

• Farm Planning

• Irrigation Evaluations

• Community Garden Support

• On-Farm Habitat Design

• Practice Demonstration Monitoring

• Practice Incentive Application Assistance

The Agriculture Department is also supported by the Southern California Soil and Water Hub Coordinator in regional advocacy efforts on behalf of agricultural producers and directly collaborates with the Education Department to deliver educational workshops for professionals and career education for aspiring farmers. Agriculture Department services are offered within the RCD service area, within the RCD sphere of influence where permission is granted by the Local Agency Formation Commission, and in the service area of the Upper San Luis Rey RCD where a Memorandum of Understanding exists.

For more information and to apply, please visit the website: https://www.rcdsandiego.org/job-opportunites