- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
In partnership with the Almond Board of California, UC ANR requests proposals to fund research aimed at improving spray application practices in almonds. Up to $70,000 is available to fund one or more proposals.
Areas of focus considered in the request for proposals include
- Improving spray coverage and efficacy. One priority is hullsplit sprays for navel orangeworm - getting active ingredient to the opening sutures of almond fruit that is splitting. Sufficient deposition above 12 feet in the tree canopy is another priority.
- Minimizing off-target drift beyond tree canopies and the orchard perimeter.
- Developing spray drift data to refine the spray drift assumptions used in developing pesticide...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
ANR academics are invited to apply to receive internal funding from the Western SARE Professional Development Program for California.
The funds must be used for professional development training activities for extension educators, CE advisors, CE specialists, Natural Resources Conservation Service field staff, or other professionals involved in outreach, and must focus on sustainable agriculture/food system practices. They can also be used for specific training activities for workgroups that are open to non-workgroup participants.
Each proposal should not exceed $4,000. The total available annual funding is approximately $34,000.
Apply for the Western SARE Professional Development Program for California by...
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
National call for water research proposals
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Institutes for Water Resources are requesting proposals for matching grants to support research on the topic of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply.
The topic includes, and is not limited to, enhancement of water supply infrastructure, development and evaluation of warning systems for extreme hydrological events, integrated management of ground and surface waters, and the resilience of public water supplies. Proposals are sought in not only the physical dimensions of supply, but also the role of economics and institutions in water supply and in coping with extreme hydrologic conditions.
Any...