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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Biochar Field Day Recap
On June 6, 2018, FREP teamed up with the Department of Land, Air and Water Resources and the Agricultural Sustainability Institute of the University of California, Davis, to host a Biochar Field Day. The event brought together over 100 stakeholders from industry, academia and government to discuss and learn about past and ongoing research with biochar applications in agriculture. Presentations …
Vacancies on FREP’s Technical Advisory Subcommittee
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is announcing three vacancies on the Fertilizer Research and Education Program’s (FREP) Technical Advisory Subcommittee (TASC). TASC reviews and recommends research and education proposals for funding and implementation to the department’s Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board. Funded through a mill assessment on the sale of fertilizing materials, FREP sponsors and facilitates research to …
Research Update: A Decision Support Tool for Processing Tomato Irrigation and Fertilization
Project Title: “Developing a decision support tool for processing tomato irrigation and fertilization in the Central Valley based on CropManage” Project Leader: Daniel Geisseler Location: Statewide Overview: This project aims to develop web-based decision support for improved N and irrigation management of processing tomatoes on the CropManage web tool. Issue: California growers are facing increasing pressure to improve nitrogen (N) use efficiency in crop production. …