{"id":1520,"date":"2020-02-12T09:08:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:08:24","slug":"certify-irrigation-nitrogen-management-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/certify-irrigation-nitrogen-management-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Certifying Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board requires growers to prepare Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans (INMP) for land enrolled in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. INMPs are designed to promote awareness of irrigation and nitrogen management practices among growers and reduce the likelihood of nitrate, from fertilizer, entering the groundwater and degrading water quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For land in\nan area designated as a high-vulnerability groundwater area, INMPs must be\ncertified in one of the following ways: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Certified by a specialist in Irrigation and\nNitrogen Management Plans. These specialists may include Certified Professional\nSoil Scientists and Agronomists, Certified Crop Advisors with nitrogen\nmanagement training from the California Department of Food and Agriculture\n(CDFA), Technical Service Providers certified in nutrient management in\nCalifornia by the National Resource Conservation Service, or Certified\nAgricultural Irrigation Management Specialists certified by The Irrigation\nAssociation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Self-certified by a member who attends a CDFA or\nother executive officer-approved training program for INMP certification.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once a grower has completed the self-certification training, they are encouraged to participate in Continuing Education (CE) to facilitate information retention and expand on subjects covered in the training program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CE Requirement for Growers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growers are required to\ncomplete three hours of CE over a three-year period to maintain their ability\nto self-certify INMPs. \n\nFor a list of events that offer qualifying CE hours, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curesworks.org\/cecourses\/\">www.curesworks.org\/cecourses\/<\/a>.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Offer CE hours at Your Next Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDFA Fertilizer Research and Education Program encourages organizations to offer CE hours for growers at their next event on the topic of irrigation and\/or nitrogen management. For more information on the application process and requirements, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curesworks.org\/continuing-education\/\">http:\/\/www.curesworks.org\/continuing-education\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board requires growers to prepare Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Plans (INMP) for land enrolled in the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. INMPs are designed to promote awareness of irrigation and nitrogen management practices among growers and reduce the likelihood of nitrate, from fertilizer, entering the groundwater and degrading water quality. For land in an &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-y-md text-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/certify-irrigation-nitrogen-management-plans\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\" aria-label=\"Continue reading the blog post...\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[326,33],"tags":[280,36,439],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-instructions","category-nutrient-management-events","tag-grower-training","tag-nutrient-management","tag-water-quality"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9r16A-ow","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":334,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/grants-to-begin-funding-january-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":1520,"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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The conference presentations covered a wide range of nutrient management topics including education and outreach, soil microbiology, government regulations and irrigation,\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":"Conf-Key-Learnings-Banner","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conf-Key-Learnings-Banner-1024x330.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conf-Key-Learnings-Banner-1024x330.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conf-Key-Learnings-Banner-1024x330.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":307,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/grower-training-sessions-to-certify-nitrogen-management-plans\/","url_meta":{"origin":1520,"position":3},"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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