TOTAL Research funds available = $153,484 (not including cotton)
TOTAL Research funds requested = $146,421 (not including cotton)
ALFALFA research funding requests:
Available research funds = $31,422
Requested Alfalfa funds = $31,421
Continuing Project
1. Field Testing for Alfalfa Varieties and Alfalfa Variety Development
- Dr. E. Charles Brummer and Dr. Dan Putnam
2024-25 Research Report; $37,639 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $31,421
COTTON research funding request:
Available research funds = $102,418
Total Cotton funds requested = $102,418
For the last few years, cotton research funds have been provided to the California Ginners & Growers Association for their research priorities.
SMALL GRAINS research funding requests:
Available research funds = $117,314
Requested Grain funds = $111,000
Continuing Projects
1. Small Grains Variety Testing for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty
2024-25 Research Report; $75,958 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $46,000
2. Development of Improved Wheat Varieties for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty and Xiaofei Zhang
2024-25 Research Report; $74,958 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $30,000
3. Oat Improvement for California - Dr. Isabel Alicia del Blanco
2024-25 Research Report; $9,994 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $10,000
4. Development of Two-row Spring Malting Barley for California - Dr. Isabel Alicia del Blanco
2024-25 Research Report; $7,996 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $3,000
5. Development of Awnless Triticale Varieties for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty
2024-25 Research Report; $12,993 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $22,000
BEAN research funding requests:
Available research funds = $4,748
Requested Bean funds = $4,000
1. Improvement of Blackeye and Garbanzo bean for Yield, Quality, Pest and Disease tolerance, and Regional Acclimation - Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
2023-24 Research Report; $6,983 funded
2025-26 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $4,000
Links to all proposals and reports are also listed below: