Continuing Education

Irrigation and Nitrogen Management Training Program

Continuing Education Courses

To renew your eligibility for self-certification, 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.

Live or In-Person Course List

Sustainable Organic Production in the Central Valley
- CDFA INMP Credits: 0.5
- Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
- Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Location: Fresno, CA
- Sponsor: Fertilizer Association of California
- Agenda and Registration
BIOS: Cover Cropping, Sanitation, & Mating Disruption in Walnuts
- CDFA INMP Credits: 0.5
- Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
- Time: 8:00 am – 11:00 am
- Location: Knights Landing, CA
- Sponsor: CAFF
- Agenda and Registration
How Your Trees Work Under Adequate Water Supply and Deficit Supply
- CDFA INMP Credits: 1.0
- Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:15 am
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Sponsor: Almond Board of California
- Agenda and Registration
Precision Orchard Management: Irrigation and Pests
- CDFA INMP Credits: 1.0
- Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021
- Time: 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Sponsor: Almond Board of California
- Agenda and Registration

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 within 7 business days.

Self-Study Course List

Videos

Annual Crops Nutrient Management (1 hour)
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Video Link
- Post-Test
Nitrogen and Irrigation Management (1 hour)
- Sponsor: Dixon Resource Conservation District
- Video Link
- Post-Test
Uniform Irrigation & Fertigation (1 hour)
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Video Link
- 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
- Video Link
- Post-Test
Understand Your Soil to Improve Irrigation & Nitrogen Management (1 hour)
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Video Link
- Post-Test
4Rs and Walnut Nitrogen Management (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
- Video Link
- Post-Test
Crop ET Tutorial #1 - Putting Weekly Crop ET Reports to Work in Your Orchard (1 hour)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Video Link
- Post-Test
Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Almonds (1 hour)
- Sponsor: East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition
- Video Link
- Post-Test

Podcasts

Nitrogen Basics (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Managing Nitrogen (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Almond Fertilization (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Young Almond Fertilization (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Pistachio Fertilization (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Walnut Fertilization (0.5 hours)
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Irrigation Management for Tree Health (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Basic Irrigation Monitoring (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Irrigation Management with Plant Stress (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Optimizing the Irrigation System (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- Post-Test
Water Losses from the Agricultural System (0.5 hours)
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Podcast Link
- 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 professiurse Lonal meetings, field days, workshops, seminars, college/university courses, live webinars, etc.
  Self-Study Continuing Education Application

Continuing Education