{"id":307,"date":"2017-12-26T16:05:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T00:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/?p=307"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:05:53","slug":"grower-training-sessions-to-certify-nitrogen-management-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/grower-training-sessions-to-certify-nitrogen-management-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Grower Training Sessions to Certify Nitrogen Management Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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. If a growers\u2019 fields are located in high vulnerability areas, their NMPs must be certified. Certified Crop Advisers with Nitrogen Management Training can certify these plans or growers can opt to self-certify.<\/p>\n

Through FREP funding, NMP training for growers has been conducted since 2015. More than 53 grower training sessions have been held throughout the state of California, with nearly 3,000 grower certification exams graded.<\/p>\n

For a grower to self-certify their NMP, they must meet the following requirements:
\n\"Taking<\/a><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Complete a CDFA Nitrogen Management Training & pass a Nitrogen Management test (score 70%)<\/li>\n
  2. Complete three hours of continuing education over the following three years.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Below is a list of the grower training sessions currently available for sign-up. Growers may attend a training session outside of their coalition region to receive certification. This program is administered by the Coalition for Rural and Urban Environmental Stewardship (CURES). Please visit CURES website<\/em><\/a> for registration details and more information.<\/p>\n

    San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition<\/strong>
    \nThursday, 1\/11\/2018
    \nTuesday, 1\/30\/2018
    \nThursday, 2\/8\/2018
    \nButte County Farm Bureau<\/strong>
    \nThursday, 1\/11\/2018
    \nYolo County Farm Bureau<\/strong>
    \nWednesday, 1\/10\/2018
    \nWednesday, 2\/7\/2018
    \nYuba-Sutter Farm Bureau<\/strong>
    \nThursday, 1\/11\/2018
    \nDixon Resource Conservation District<\/strong>
    \nThursday, 1\/18\/2018
    \nKaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition<\/strong>
    \nWednesday, 2\/21\/2018
    \nKings River Water Quality Coalition<\/strong>
    \nWednesday, 3\/14\/2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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. If a growers\u2019 fields are located in high vulnerability areas, their NMPs must be certified. Certified Crop Advisers with Nitrogen Management Training can certify these plans or growers can opt to self-certify.<\/p>\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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrient-management-events"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9r16A-4X","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":228,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/FREP\/index.php\/research-update-train-the-trainer\/","url_meta":{"origin":307,"position":0},"title":"Research Update: Train the Trainer","author":"Brooke Elliot","date":"August 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Research Project: Train the Trainer: A Nitrogen Management Training Program for Growers. 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