Dear Colleagues,
The Research and Statistics Committee of the California Cling Peach Board requests research proposals to address the following topic areas:
- Due to increasing costs and shortages of labor the highest research priority is for Labor/Cost Savings in production practices.
- The committee will be looking to fund innovative and sound research addressing this issue in both the short and the long term.
- The committee expressed particular interest in addressing harvest and thinning costs.
- Additional issues in order of priority are: New Varieties, Disease Control and Insect Control.
Anyone desiring additional information regarding procedures for submitting research proposals can contact Janine Hasey (jkhasey@ucanr.edu or 530-822-7515), U.C. Liaison Officer, Cling Peach Board Research Advisory Committee.
Proposals should be submitted to Chris Zanobini (chris@agamsi.com), California Cling Peach Board, using the U.C. Project Plan/Proposal form (Proposal form (3) 2019-20) by January 18, 2019.
Thank you.
Kathleen Nolan, Director, ANR Office of Contracts & Grants (OCG)