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Tag Archives: California Fertilizer Research
CDFA announces vacancies on Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting applications to fill two vacancies on the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee. The subcommittee serves as an expert scientific panel on matters concerning efficient use of fertilizing … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), CDFA Inspection Services Division, Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
Tagged California Fertilizer Research, California Irrigation Research, Fertilizer Research and Education, FREP Grant Program
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Submit pre-proposals by Dec. 16 for Fertilizer Research and Education Program 2025 Grant Cycle
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) announces pre-proposals are now being accepted for the 2025 FREP Grant Program cycle. FREP’s competitive grant program funds proposals that advance fertilization and irrigation practices and … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP), CDFA Inspection Services Division, Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommittee
Tagged California Fertilization and Irrigation Practices, California Fertilizer Research, CDFA FREP Grant Program
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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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