The California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) released this week its June 2023 update. You can read the entire update
here.
CDFA Announcement of Dairy Plus+ Program Funds Anticipated this Month!By Denise Mullinax, Executive Director, California Dairy Research Foundation Dairy producers interested in applying for the new Dairy Plus+ Program grant dollars should watch for CDFA announcements in their trade association, processor newsletters and other communications this month.
CDFA will offer millions of additional dollars of “climate smart” grants to California producers through USDA funding secured by its partnership with the California Dairy Research Foundation and the CA dairy industry. This spring will be the first round of this funding opportunity.
The new grant program will provide financial assistance to adopt advanced manure management practices that reduce both methane emissions and nitrogen surplus. Practices eligible in the year’s solicitation will include:
- Vermifiltration
- Weeping walls (with 3 cells or more)
- Advanced solids separation with flocculation and/or bead filters
- Subsurface drip irrigation/fertigation (plus one of the practices above)
- Aerated composting (plus one of the practices above)
Continue reading here.
RB-5 Annual Reports Due July 1st.
Dairies located in the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (RB-5) region must have their annual reports submitted by July 1.
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