Each year, the CWB’s production research program solicits project proposals from our University of California, US Department of Agriculture – Agriculture Research Service, California State University and other institutional research partners to address our industry’s orchard production challenges. Administered by the CWB’s Production Research Committee, the program includes a very deliberate, thorough, and dynamic processes for keeping abreast of challenges the industry faces and ensuring that the research efforts funded by crop assessments are focused on delivering both applied and long-term benefits to growers and handlers.