{"id":998,"date":"2022-01-26T17:10:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=998"},"modified":"2022-01-26T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:10:41","slug":"cdfa-receives-2-million-from-usda-for-project-aimed-at-improving-fertilization-and-irrigation-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/cdfa-receives-2-million-from-usda-for-project-aimed-at-improving-fertilization-and-irrigation-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"CDFA receives $2 million from USDA for project aimed at improving fertilization and irrigation practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CDFA has received $2 million from the USDA for a research consortium to implement a demonstration and outreach approach to help farmers improve nitrogen fertilization and irrigation practices. These funds are being awarded through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service\u00a0Conservation Innovation Grants program<\/a>, which this year is providing $15 million to 19 projects nationwide to support the development of new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project will be led by\u00a0CDFA\u2019s Fertilizer Research and Education Program<\/a>\u00a0(FREP) and is a collaboration with the University of California\u2019s Agriculture and Natural Resources division and UC Davis to support farmer-led coalitions in protecting the long-term viability of farming in the San Joaquin Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-year project will deploy seven UC Cooperative Extension personnel to the San Joaquin Valley to perform education and demonstration projects, provide on-farm consultation, and conduct outreach activities to promote locally appropriate best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program staff will consult with farmer-led water quality coalitions in each region to further assess grower needs. UC Davis researchers will study the effectiveness of this demonstration-and-outreach approaches and will identify extension methods that can efficiently help farmers adopt new conservation practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the project, contact\u00a0FREP@cdfa.ca.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View this original post on CDFA’s Planting Seeds blog. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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