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Application Timeline for CA Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program

Application Timeline for CA Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GOBiz) is targeting early to mid–April 2023 to release applications for the California Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program. 

Grants of $60,000 – $100,000 will be available based on the percentage loss of annual gross receipts or gross profits for 2022 compared to 2019. 

As soon as the applications are available, we will announce and link the application to https://www.agdroughtrelief.org 

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Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

Requirement to plant certified or QA seed

A reminder that all rice in California must be planted using certified seed or seed that has gone through a quality assurance program. This requirement is in place to reduce the spread of weedy rice (red rice) through the planting of contaminated seed, one of the major vectors for the pest. CCIA certifies seed for owned varieties and provides quality assurance programs for off patent varieties. 

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