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Research projects offer tips on nitrogen and irrigation management for desert carrot production, viability of high carbon amendments to reduce winter nitrate leaching in vegetable rotations
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) Grant Program annually funds research projects related to the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizing materials in California. The following two research … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), CDFA Inspection Services Division
Tagged California Desert Carrot Production, California Fertilizer Research, FREP Database, FREP Grant Program, FREP Research and Project Database, Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Winter Fallow Vegetables
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Registration and call for posters open for 32nd Annual FREP/WPH Nutrient Management Conference
Registration is now open for the 32nd Annual Nutrient Management Conference, hosted by CDFA’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) and Western Plant Health (WPH). This year’s conference will be held October 29-30 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Monterey Bay, … Continue reading
CA Farm to School Network newsletter offers statewide updates on projects, events, funding & more
Click on the graphic above to view the July California Farm to School Network newsletter and subscribe to automatically receive future newsletters. The California Farm to School Program is part of the Office of Farm to Fork in the California Department of Food and … Continue reading
CDFA awarded $100,000 Farm to School Grant from USDA to host regional gatherings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $100,000 to the California Department of Food and Agriculture Office of Farm to Fork (CDFA-F2F) in the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program. This is part of USDA awarding $14.3 million to … Continue reading
Midyear Update: California Agricultural Neighbors progress with food safety goals
As a collaboration with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and Monterey County Farm Bureau, California Agricultural Neighbors (CAN) continues to make progress on adjacent land interactions to better understand and manage potential risk intersections when produce growers, cattle … Continue reading
Inspection Services welcomes summer intern and congratulates her for California Women for Agriculture scholarship
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Inspection Services Division (ISD) welcomes summer intern Tonantzin Ortiz and congratulates her for recently earning a Salinas Valley Chapter of California Women in Agriculture (CWA) Agricultural Studies Scholarship. “As part of CDFA’s … Continue reading
CDFA Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program discussed in podcast
CDFA Environmental Scientist and Certified Crop Advisor Nicole Nunes – of the agency’s Fertilizer Research and Education Program – recently participated in a podcast for MyAgLife about CDFA’s Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program. During the podcast, Nunes discusses the … Continue reading
FDA and Partners in Southwest Growing Region Share Findings from Multi-Year Environmental Study
The study highlighted below was initiated following a 2018 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce from the Southwest growing region and represents one of the largest environmental microbiology research efforts to date. Multi-year environmental studies are designed to shed light … Continue reading