BIOLOGICALLY INTEGRATED FARMING
SYSTEMS (BIFS) PROGRAM
A Progress Report to the California State Legislature
on the Implementation of Assembly Bill 3383
(Chapter 1059, Statutes of 1994)
University of California
Office of the President
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Statewide Special Programs and Projects
January 1997
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT
- PROGRAM ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD
- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- SELECTION OF PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
- SAREP STAFF SUPPORT FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- ANNUAL REPORTING AND REVIEW
- SUMMARY OF FUNDED PROJECTS
- WINEGRAPE BIFS PROJECT
- Grower Outreach
- Implementation of Practices
- Piggy-Back Research
- WEST SIDE BIFS PROJECT
- Implementation of Practices
- Grower Outreach
- Piggy-Back Research
- ANALYSIS OF MONITORING ACTIVITIES
- WINEGRAPE BIFS PROJECT
- Vineyard Monitoring
- Vineyard Management Practices
- WEST SIDE BIFS PROJECT
- Compost/Manure Sampling
- Soil Quality Monitoring
- Productivity and Product Quality Measures
- Plant Stand Counts Following Cover Crops
- IPM Activities
- PESTICIDE AND FERTILIZER USE
- WINEGRAPE BIFS PROJECT
- WEST SIDE BIFS PROJECT
- RESULTS OF FIRST YEAR REVIEW
- WINEGRAPE BIFS PROJECT
- WEST SIDE BIFS PROJECT