By Paul Sousa, Director of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has opened its livestock manure methane reduction programs and is now accepting applications until October 18. California has allocated funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to dairy digesters and the alternative manure management program (AMMP). The California Dairy Research Foundation (CDRF) also partnered with CDFA to secure funding from the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program to secure additional funding for the Dairy Plus Program. This program will fund projects that reduce manure methane emissions as well as improve water quality by funding innovative technologies. More information can be found on CDFA’s website: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/oefi/