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
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
January 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- PROGRAM OVERVIEW
- PROGRAM ADVISORY REVIEW BOARD
- POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- ADDITIONAL FUNDING
- SELECTION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
- UC SAREP STAFF SUPPORT FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
- ANNUAL REPORTING AND REVIEW
- SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF FUNDED PROJECTS
- LODI-WOODBRIDGE BIFS
- WEST SIDE BIFS
- NEXT STEPS IN THE BIFS PROGRAM