The experts are funded through the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources division. The state budget for the program has been flat or decreasing over the past two decades. Most recently, the allocated funding stayed the same despite mandatory pay raises amid University-wide budget cuts. That’s meant that many positions have been staying empty once vacated and new positions requested by staff have gone unfunded.
https://www.chicoer.com/2020/01/10/local-ag-experts-face-budget-constraints/
