The BIPOC and Small Scale Producer advisory committees urged CDFA and the state board to improve block-grant accountability, payment timelines, language access, and to adopt a California-specific definition of "small scale" farms along with an emergency definition to guide relief efforts.

Multiple technical‑assistance providers, farmers and trade groups warned the panel that small diversified farms and nursery operations face disproportionate burdens under current A–R reporting rules and asked for alternative compliance pathways, field‑ or farm‑level reporting options and nursery‑specific coefficients or best‑practice guidance.

Vermont initiatives aim to promote land equity for people of color in agriculture and ownership.