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Continuing Education

Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program

Continuing Education Courses

To remain eligible to self-certify INMP Worksheets, participants in the Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program must complete 3 hours of continuing education (CE) within the 3-year eligibility period. All courses listed on this webpage have been approved for credit.

Live or In-Person Continuing Education (CE)

To receive credit from attending a live or in-person event ensure that you follow the organizers instructions for CDFA INMP Credits. You should also receive a record of course completion from the organizer after the event.

Self-Study Continuing Education (CE)

Below you will find a list of courses that can be taken for credit at any time. Simply watch a selection of videos or listen to some podcasts that peak your interest. Once you have watched or listened to the material, use the post-test link to complete a short quiz. Passing the post-test is how you earn your continuing education credits. Once you pass your post-test, you will be sent a record of course completion. Records of course completion are sent out once a month.

Self-Study Course List

• Videos

  4Rs and Almond Nitrogen Management (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: Coalition of Urban and Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
  • Video
  • Post- Test

  4Rs and Pistachio Nitrogen Management (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: Coalition of Urban and Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
  • Video
  • Post- Test

  4Rs and Tomato Nitrogen Management (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: Coalition of Urban and Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
  • Video
  • Post- Test

  Basic Fertilizer Chemistry and Vocabulary (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Cal Poly, Irrigation Training and Research Center
  • Fertigation Series 2: Basic Fertilizer Chemistry and Vocabulary - Video
  • Basic Fertilizer Chemistry and Vocabulary - Post-Test

  Testing of Soil, Plants, and Water (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Cal Poly, Irrigation Training and Research Center
  • Fertigation Series 6: Testing of Plants Soil and Water - Video
  • Testing of Plants, Soil, and Water - Post-Test

  Annual Crops Nutrient Management (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
  • Annual Crops Nutrient Management - Video
  • Annual Crops Nutrient Management - Post-Test

  Nitrogen and Irrigation Management (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Dixon Resource Conservation District
  • Nitrogen and Irrigation Management - Video
  • Nitrogen and Irrigation Management - Post-Test

  Uniform Irrigation & Fertigation (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
  • Uniform Irrigation & Fertigation - Video
  • Uniform Irrigation & Fertigation - Post-Test

  Programs and Tools to Use in Nitrogen and Irrigation Management (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
  • Programs and Tools to Use in Nitrogen and Irrigation Management - Video
  • Programs and Tools to Use in Nitrogen and Irrigation Management - Post-Test

  Understand Your Soil to Improve Irrigation & Nitrogen Management (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
  • Understand Your Soil to Improve Irrigation & Nitrogen Management - Video
  • Understand Your Soil to Improve Irrigation & Nitrogen Management - Post-Test

  4Rs and Walnut Nitrogen Management (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
  • 4Rs and Walnut Nitrogen Management - Video
  • 4Rs and Walnut Nitrogen Management - Post-Test

  Crop ET Tutorial #1 - Putting Weekly Crop ET Reports to Work in Your Orchard (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Crop ET Tutorial #1 - Video
  • Crop ET Tutorial #1 - Post-Test

  Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Almonds (1 hour)

  • Sponsor: East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition
  • Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Almonds - Video
  • Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Almonds - Post-Test
• Podcasts

  Nitrogen Basics (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Nitrogen Basics - Podcast
  • Nitrogen Basics - Post-Test

  Managing Nitrogen (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Managing Nitrogen - Podcast
  • Managing Nitrogen - Post-Test

  Almond Fertilization (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Almond Fertilization - Podcast
  • Almond Fertilization - Post-Test

  Young Almond Fertilization (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Young Almond Fertilization - Podcast
  • Young Almond Fertilization - Post-Test

  Pistachio Fertilization (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Pistachio Fertilization - Podcast
  • Pistachio Fertilization - Post-Test

  Walnut Fertilization (0.5 hours)

  • Walnut Fertilization - Podcast
  • Walnut Fertilization - Post-Test

  Irrigation Management for Tree Health (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Irrigation Management for Tree Health - Podcast
  • Irrigation Management for Tree Health - Post-Test

  Basic Irrigation Monitoring (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Basic Irrigation Monitoring - Podcast
  • Basic Irrigation Monitoring - Post-Test

  Irrigation Management with Plant Stress (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Irrigation Management with Plant Stress - Podcast
  • Irrigation Management with Plant Stress - Post-Test

  Optimizing the Irrigation System (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Optimizing the Irrigation System - Podcast
  • Optimizing the Irrigation System - Post-Test

  Water Losses from the Agricultural System (0.5 hours)

  • Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
  • Water Losses from the Agricultural System - Podcast
  • Water Losses from the Agricultural System - Post-Test

Applications to Offer Continuing Education Credits

All organizations are encouraged to offer CE for program participants at their next event addressing irrigation and/or nitrogen management. If you are interested in offering CDFA INMP Credits at your next event, please see the applications and instructions below.

• Application Instructions

  Please review the application instructions thoroughly before applying (pdf). Once you have reviewed the instructions the corresponding applications can be found below. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at FREP@cdfa.ca.gov.

• Application
  1. Live or In-Person Events: an educational event that participants attend in person or virtually including professional meetings, field days, workshops, seminars, college/university courses, live webinars, etc.
     Live or In-Person Events Continuing Education Application
  2. Live or In-Person Events: an educational event that participants attend in person or virtually including professional meetings, field days, workshops, seminars, college/university courses, live webinars, etc.
     Self-Study Continuing Education Application