The Citrus Research and Field Trial (CRAFT) Foundation recently provided an update about its programs:
EXPEDITED PROPAGATION
The supplemental Program for Expedited Propagation application period closed April 30. Contracts should be issued to the selected projects in May.
EXISTING TREE THERAPY
The CRAFT board of directors approved amendments to all Existing Tree Therapy (ETT) Round 1, 2 and 3 contracts that revise the contract payment schedule. The amendment allows participants to be eligible for their third payment upon submission of data for the harvest year following the second year’s approved treatment, which is a year earlier than the current payment schedule. The board authorized this change to provide participating growers with the final contractual participation payment to assist with their treatment costs.
This change means many participants will be eligible for their third and final payment this year. For example, a participant who applied the first treatment in 2023 and who has received a second payment may be eligible for the third and final payment following submission of the 2024–25 harvest-year data to CRAFT.
All data submission surveys are available on the CRAFT website data entry page. There are separate data surveys for each ETT round. For example, Round 1 contracts will have a 1,000 series number and their data must be submitted using the Round 1 surveys.
The ETT amendments have been mailed and emailed to all participants and were due to be returned by April 30. The submittal of the third year’s treatment and harvest data remains a contractual requirement for all ETT participants. The survey to submit this information will be made available to all participants later this year.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
CRAFT is closely monitoring this year’s legislative session in Tallahassee. Once it has a clearer understanding of available funding, CRAFT will announce program timelines and rules for the next program cycle.
Growers can obtain the latest program information from CRAFT Executive Director Steven Hall at Steven@craftfdn.org. Growers also can receive information about CRAFT from Assistant Program Manager Tina Buice at Tina@craftfdn.org or Scientific Coordinator Carisa Keller at Carisa@craftfdn.org.
Source: Florida Citrus Mutual
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