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Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals for new research and demonstration projects for the period Nov. 1, 2012, through Oct. 31, 2013.   

Located near Fresno in the San Joaquin Valley, KARE has 330 acres suitable for many types of tree, vine and row crops. KARE also has some of the most extensive specialized research facilities of any off campus location within UC. These are suitable for greenhouse, postharvest, sample handling (including cold storage and drying), sensory evaluation, lysimeters and assorted laboratory research activities. Substantial plantings of grapes, stonefruit, almonds, kiwi, apples and alfalfa are becoming available. 

Proposal forms can be obtained at

http://kare.ucanr.edu/programs/Research_administration/Research_forms. All forms must be submitted electronically to Janie Duran at njduran@ucanr.edu by Sept. 28.

For more information about field research management, contact Chuck Boldwyn at (559) 646-6020 or cfboldwyn@ucanr.edu. For information about the facilities, contact Laura Van der Staay at (559) 646-6030 or ljvanderstaay@ucanr.edu. Other questions can be directed to center director Jeff Dahlberg at (559) 646-6060 or jadahlberg@ucanr.edu.

Hopland Research & Extension Center seeks research project proposals for the period of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.

The center encompasses more than 5,300 acres of oak woodland, grasslands, and chaparral rangeland in southeastern Mendocino County.   The facility provides research opportunities in the fields such as animal science, range management, wildlife ecology, entomology and epidemiology, pest management, viticulture and natural resources management.

Hopland REC features an array of habitat types, almost 700 species of vascular plants including 12 species of oaks, a resident large sheep flock, an array of mammal species including black-tailed deer, and array of amphibians and reptiles, 12 acres of irrigated land, all-season road access, lab space, HS Internet, and a dormitory. For a complete description of Hopland REC, visit http://ucanr.org/sites/hopland. 

The center expects to award in excess of 1800 hours of center-provided labor at minimal cost to support approved projects during this coming cycle.

Proposals must be emailed to Meggin Lewman at mdlewman@ucdavis.edu  on or before April 2, 2012, for consideration.

More information and proposal forms are at http://ucanr.org/sites/hopland/Research/Grants_-_New_Projects. You may also contact the center superintendent Robert J. Keiffer at (707) 744-1424 ext 112 or rjkeiffer@ucdavis.edu , or the center business officer Meggin Lewman at (707) 744-1424 ext.  113 or mdlewman@ucdavis.edu.

The Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center is soliciting proposals for new and continuing research for the upcoming program year, July 1, 2012 -  June 30, 2013.

Proposals are due at SFREC by April 6, 2012.  The center expects to award approximately 2,300 hours of labor to assist continuing and new research projects. 

The center comprises 5,721 acres of northern Sierra foothill oak woodland-annual grass rangeland. Several watersheds fall within its boundaries, with Yuba River frontage along the southern edge, offering opportunities for wildlife, water-quality and riparian-habitat studies. There are 160 acres of irrigated pasture, with a herd of 300 beef cows and 100 yearling calves.

Other resources include a weather station, GIS database, and other long-term databases related to hardwoods and annual rangeland pasture use by cattle; beef cattle fertility, disease and production levels; stream hydrology in managed watersheds; climate and range forage yields. Facilities include a laboratory for chemical and biological analyses, meeting rooms, a 14-bed dormitory and five cattle-working areas.

Proposals can be submitted via ANR’s Universal Grant System accessed through your ANR Portal. Required forms can also be found at http://ucanr.org/sites/sfrec. 

For further information regarding research opportunities, contact Dustin Flavell, interim center director, at (530) 639-8812 or dkflavell@ucdavis.edu.