Research Proposals 2026-2027

TOTAL Research funds available = $108,951 (not including cotton)
TOTAL Research funds requested = $114,609 (not including cotton)


ALFALFA research funding requests:alfalfa flower with bee

Available research funds = $25,389
Requested Alfalfa funds = $25,389

Continuing Project

1. Field Testing for Alfalfa Varieties and Alfalfa Variety Development
    - Dr. E. Charles Brummer and Dr. Dan Putnam
    2025-26 Research Report; $31,422 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $25,389


COTTON research funding request:cotton bolls

Available research funds = $82,259
Total Cotton funds requested = $82,259

Cotton research funds are paid to the California Cotton Ginners & Growers Association. The California Cotton Ginner & Growers Association will provide an annual report to the CCIA Board of Directors.


SMALL GRAINS research funding requests:wheat

Available research funds = $78,295
Requested Grain funds = $84,000

Continuing Projects

1. Small Grains Variety Testing for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty
    2025-26 Research Report; $46,000 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $31,000

2. Development of Improved Wheat Varieties for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty and Xiaofei Zhang
    2025-26 Research Report; $36,314 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $20,000

3. Oat Improvement for California - Dr. Isabel Alicia del Blanco
    2025-26 Research Report; $10,000 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $10,000

4. Development of Two-row Spring Malting Barley for California - Dr. Isabel Alicia del Blanco
     2025-26 Research Report; $3,000 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $3,000

5. Development of Awnless Triticale Varieties for California - Dr. Joshua Hegarty
      2025-26 Research Report; $22,000 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $20,000


BEAN research funding requests:

kidney bean

Available research funds = $5,267
Requested Bean funds = $5,220

1. Improvement of Blackeye and Garbanzo bean for Yield, Quality, Pest and Disease tolerance, and Regional Acclimation - Dr. Michelle Leinfelder-Miles
    2025-26 Research Report; $4,000 funded
    2026-27 Research Proposal; Funds requested = $5,220


Links to all proposals and reports are also listed below: