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. Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 821, it is the intent
of the Legislature that programs at the University of California
designed to promote research on, and facilitate adoption of,
sustainable agricultural practices, including, but not limited to,
research, teaching, and outreach in the areas of sustainable farming
systems, biologically integrated farming systems, organic
agriculture, small farms, agroecology systems, biointensive
integrated pest management, and biological pest control shall be
adequately funded through the annual budget process to ensure the
programs' ongoing ability to respond to the needs of all sectors of
California's agricultural industry. It is the further intent of the
Legislature that the sustainable agricultural practices, methods, and
materials identified and developed by these programs be incorporated
into appropriate programs of the state and the university to
maximize the access of California farmers and ranchers to the
information needed to adopt and implement these measures.