Overview
The Pennsylvania Peach and Nectarine Research Program represents each producer who grows 500 or more peach and/or nectarine trees, of all ages, for sale or marketing.
Funds collected from producers through the Program are used exclusively for peach and nectarine production research.
Research includes, but is not limited to:
- Pests
- Diseases
- Varietals
- Tree Spacing
- Canopy Management
- Mechanization
Additional resources:
- Peach & Nectarine Research Program - Progress Report Template (PDF) is used by grant winners to provide a biannual progress report on their research.
Apply for funding
New funding is made available each year. The request for research proposals (RFP) is published each year through the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) schools in November.
Proposals have to be emailed during the announced application period to RA-AGCOMMODITIES@pa.gov.
The proposals are reviewed by Pennsylvania Peach and Nectarine Research Program Board. The grants are awarded at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, which is generally held the last week of January or the first week of February each year.
Reporting requirements
Grantees are required to report twice a year about the progress on their research. The progress report should provided updates on the deliverables within their proposal.
Progress reports are due the on October 1 and April 1st.
The progress report has to be sent the resource account at RA-AGCOMMODITIES@pa.gov.
Contact us
Holly Zarefoss
717-783-8461
hzarefoss@pa.gov