{"id":915,"date":"2021-12-13T20:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=915"},"modified":"2021-12-13T20:21:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:21:19","slug":"cdfa-accepting-concept-proposals-for-2022-fertilizer-research-and-education-program-grant-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2021\/12\/13\/cdfa-accepting-concept-proposals-for-2022-fertilizer-research-and-education-program-grant-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA accepting concept proposals for 2022 Fertilizer Research and Education Program Grant cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2020\/08\/13\/frep-blog-gives-research-update-on-cdfa-funded-project-about-benefits-of-cropmanage-for-irrigation-and-nitrogen-management-in-central-valley-almonds-processing-tomatoes-alfalfa\/freplogocolor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2027,2018\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;FREPlogoColor&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FREPlogoColor\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;FRE logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-300x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-1024x1019.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-1024x1019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-171\" width=\"219\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-1024x1019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FREPlogoColor.jpg 2027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Department of Food and Agriculture\u2019s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2022 grant cycle. FREP\u2019s competitive grant program funds research that advances fertilization practices and minimizes environmental impacts of fertilizing materials.<br>\u00a0<br>The 2022 Request for Proposals (RFP) includes several initiatives put forth by the department to help effectively manage fertilizing materials in California agriculture.<br>\u00a0<br>This year\u2019s priorities include demonstrating and\/or validating management practices that optimize fertilizer and irrigation water use, addressing challenges and barriers to adoption of management practices, technical education, filling knowledge gaps in nitrogen management for specific crops, research on the role of organic input materials in soil nutrient management, understanding nitrogen movement, and investigating mitigation strategies to reduce nitrogen loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/egov\/press_releases\/Press_Release.asp?PRnum=21-168\">View the original CDFA press release for additional information and application instructions. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Department of Food and Agriculture\u2019s Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) is now accepting concept proposals for the 2022 grant cycle. 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