{"id":31261,"date":"2026-07-07T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/?p=31261"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T16:58:00","slug":"cdfa-invites-stakeholders-to-give-input-for-next-round-of-specialty-crop-block-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2026\/07\/07\/cdfa-invites-stakeholders-to-give-input-for-next-round-of-specialty-crop-block-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA invites stakeholders to give input for next round of Specialty Crop Block Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.07.26-Specialty-Crop-Block-Grant-Listening-Sessions.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.07.26-Specialty-Crop-Block-Grant-Listening-Sessions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.07.26-Specialty-Crop-Block-Grant-Listening-Sessions.png 384w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/07.07.26-Specialty-Crop-Block-Grant-Listening-Sessions-300x297.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) invites you to participate in listening sessions for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/Specialty_Crop_Competitiveness_Grants\/\">Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)<\/a>. 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