{"id":114,"date":"2016-04-28T15:04:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T22:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/?p=114"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:09:31","slug":"nitrogen-management-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/nitrogen-management-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrogen Management Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) supports education on nutrient management in agriculture and encourages the adoption of beneficial management practices. Currently, FREP is supporting two major projects in nitrogen management: Certified Crop Adviser training and grower training. The infographic below shows the up-to-date outcomes of these projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"115\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/nitrogen-management-training\/nmtp-infographic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic.png\" data-orig-size=\"648,1425\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NMTP-Infographic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic-466x1024.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic.png\" alt=\"NMTP-Infographic\" width=\"609\" height=\"1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic.png 648w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic-136x300.png 136w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/NMTP-Infographic-466x1024.png 466w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about the nitrogen management training in California, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/frep\/Outreach_Ed.html\">FREP outreach page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) supports education on nutrient management in agriculture and encourages the adoption of beneficial management practices. Currently, FREP is supporting two major projects in nitrogen management: Certified Crop Adviser training and grower training. The infographic below shows the up-to-date outcomes of these projects. For more information about the nitrogen management training in California, visit &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-y-md text-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/nitrogen-management-training\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" aria-label=\"Continue reading the blog post...\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5516,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[33],"tags":[265,12,280,210,58],"class_list":["post-114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrient-management-events","tag-california-agriculture-event","tag-cca","tag-grower-training","tag-irrigation-management","tag-nitrogen-management"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9r16A-1Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":334,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/grants-to-begin-funding-january-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":114,"position":0},"title":"Grants to Begin Funding January 2018","author":"Brooke Elliot","date":"January 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is pleased to announce the award of almost $800,000 in grant funds to agricultural organizations and universities this year. 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Why: CCAs play an essential role in helping farmers comply with California\u2019s developing environmental regulations through\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nutrient Management Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nutrient Management Events","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/category\/nutrient-management-events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/grower-training-sessions-to-certify-nitrogen-management-plans\/","url_meta":{"origin":114,"position":2},"title":"Grower Training Sessions to Certify Nitrogen Management Plans","author":"Brooke Elliot","date":"December 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Regulations adopted by the Central Valley Regional Water Board require growers to prepare an annual Nitrogen Management Plan (NMP) for land enrolled in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. 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