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CA Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program – Application Update

CA Small Ag Business Drought Relief Grant Program – Application Update

The Governor’s Office of Business now reports that applications for the grant program will be available in early June. The delay is a result of GOBiz’s slow start on the program and the significant administrative hurdles when implementing any new program. 

We continue to press the administration and the legislature to make every effort to get this program up and running just as soon as possible.

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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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