California citrus growers can get up to $200,000 for projects to help with climate resilience and long-term sustainability under a program made possible by a $5 million grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The California Farm Bureau said its research and education arm, the California Bountiful Foundation, would administer all aspects of the grant.
“Key program activities include webinars, one-on-one technical assistance, translation services and direct financial incentives to support the adoption of healthy-soils management practices such as cover cropping, conservation cover, reduced tillage, whole orchard recycling, nutrient management and pollinator-friendly hedgerow plants,” CFBF said. The program should support 20 to 45 projects over three years.
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The foundation’s goal is “to make it very easy for citrus growers to enter into the program and implement healthy soils management practices,” Director Amrith Gunasekara said. “We see ourselves as a one-stop shop where citrus growers will get a very high degree of service through this program.”
The program aims to aid socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, women, military veterans and small-scale farms. The foundation is urging citrus growers in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Tulare, San Diego, Placer and Ventura counties to enroll.
Details on how to apply for funding are online.
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