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The objectives of the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Program established and administered by the Secretary of CDFA are: 1. To investigate effective and economical alternative materials for the control of vertebrate pests. 2.
To solicit and consider research proposals for alternative humane methods of control. 3. To continue the state's current vertebrate pest control product registrations until such time as effective alternative products are available.
4. To fund research for the development of scientific data required to maintain registrations. 5.
To cooperate with U S Department of Agriculture in funding research programs to maintain, develop, and register vertebrate pest control materials used in California. Each year ground squirrels, pocket gophers, voles, rats, birds and other animals cause millions of dollars of damage to California agriculture.
Farmers, park managers, foresters, and others, including homeowners, use an integrated approach to deal with these important and sometimes devastating pest problems. An essential part of these management programs is the use of rodenticide baits such as anticoagulants, zinc phosphide, burrow fumigants such as gas cartridges, and bird control devices.
In 1990, the Rodenticide Surcharge Program (Assembly Bill 2776) requested each agricultural commissioner to collect a fee or surcharge of 50 cents for each pound of vertebrate pest control material sold, distributed, or applied by the county.
The money generated by this surcharge is used to fund the research required by the EPA to maintain current registrations, payment of registration fees, to improve existing rodenticides, and to find new materials and methods to solve vertebrate pest problems.
### Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee (VPCRAC) VPCRAC research projects investigate effective and economical alternative materials for the control of vertebrate pests. We solicit and consider research proposals for alternative humane methods of control, and continue the state's current vertebrate pest control product registrations until such time as effective alternative products are available.
This research is for the development of scientific data required to maintain registrations. VPCRAC cooperates with the US Department of Agriculture in funding research programs to maintain, develop, and register vertebrate pest control materials used in California.
#### VPCRAC Position Vacancy The California Department of Food and Agriculture's Integrated Pest Control Branch is announcing a vacancy on the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee. The Committee makes recommendations to the CDFA secretary on all matters pertaining to vertebrate pest control research.
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Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Grants is sponsored by CA Department of Food and Agriculture. The Program may consider funding projects that develop new management methods for treating the beet leafhopper (BLH), or development of enhancements to other program areas that will mitigate the virus. The funding will be based on the researcher using a no pesticide alternative or Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) approved pesticides registered for use in CA on BLH and/or on rangeland/hillside. Project Scope: The Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program (BCTVCP) may consider funding projects that develop new management methods for treating the beet leafhopper (BLH), the primary vector of the beet curly top virus or development of enhancements to other program areas that will mitigate the virus. Priorities: The funding will be based on the researcher using a no pesticide alternative or Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) approved pesticides registered for use in CA on BLH and/or on rangeland/hillside. Application Deadlines: Proposals must be submitted 30 days prior to posted meetings of Beet Curly Top Virus Control Board or Beet Curly Top Virus Control Board Diagnostics Subcommittee posted at www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/Meetings
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Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program 2025 is a grant from CA Department of Food and Agriculture that funds equipment and infrastructure for the middle of California's food supply chain — specifically processing and aggregation and distribution activities. Approximately $2.3 million is available through a USDA-CDFA cooperative agreement. This solicitation offers Simplified Equipment-Only Grants up to $100,000 per award for a single piece of equipment. Eligible applicants include agricultural producers, processors, nonprofits, local government entities, and institutions such as schools or hospitals in California. No matching funds are required. Prior RFSI recipients are ineligible. All projects must benefit California-grown crops; meat and poultry are excluded.
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