Continuing Education Courses
Continuing Education Courses in the Central Valley
Central Valley Water Quality Coalitions are offering continuing education courses for growers who have completed the NMP or INMP Self-Certification Program and want to maintain their certification. These courses have been approved by the University of California under a grant from CDFA's FREP program.
Growers may attend any of the courses listed below to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or Course Credit Hours. The number of credits offered for each course is included below.
Growers may also attend a 4-hour INMP self-certification training session (without taking the test) for 1 Continuing Education Unit. Attendees must stay for the entire course to earn the unit. Please make sure to sign in on the Continuing Education sign-in sheet when you arrive and collect your Continuing Education Certificate of Completion before you leave. The INMP Self-certification courses are specified below.
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Live Meetings and Webinars
Live Meeting: An educational event that a grower attends in person or via the internet, including professional meetings, field days, workshops, seminars, live webinars, etc.
- Title: Nitrogen Best Management Practices
- Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Course Type: Webinar
- Sponsor: Almond Board of California
- Register: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=HeREsweGNEO6AB7Juacr-jyNarZYFdlHvTt3Jl10ts5UMVFXQTRDMEo3UFpQNEtVOTEyNE1BRTBJSC4u
- Location: Webinar link will be sent once you register
- Agenda: https://www.curesworks.org/pdfs/ce/20210302ABCAgenda.pdf
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- Title: Nitrogen 101
- Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021
- Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Course Type: Webinar
- Sponsor: Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
- Register: call 209-522-7278 to register
- Location: Webinar link will be sent once you register
- Agenda: https://www.curesworks.org/pdfs/ce/20210304SCFBAgenda.pdf
- CEU Hours: 1.0
Self-Study Courses
Self-Study: Materials or programs that are not live/real time but can be completed at your leisure. These include reading materials, videos, recorded webinars and podcasts. Self-Study requires a short post-test to verify completion. Once you pass your post-test, you will be sent a Continuing Education Certificate of Completion within 5 business days.
- Title: Annual Crops Nutrient Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Link: https://youtu.be/Dg7f_IIUnYY
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Nitrogen and Irrigation Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Dixon Resource Conservation District
- Link: https://www.dixonrcd.org/nitrogen-management-plan
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Uniform Irrigation & Fertigation
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Link: https://youtu.be/GRB3kNWufaQ
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Programs and Tools to Use in Nitrogen and Irrigation Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Link: https://youtu.be/BJ8Zv2RQv5s
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Understand Your Soil to Improve Irrigation & Nitrogen Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association & Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition
- Link: https://youtu.be/RPtiu716J4o
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: 4Rs and Walnut Nitrogen Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES)
- Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSSQrgL2lic&feature=emb_title
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Crop ET Tutorial #1 - Putting Weekly Crop ET Reports to Work in Your Orchard
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1snOHbS5nWk
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Crop ET Tutorial #2 - Using Weekly Crop ET Reports in Young Developing Orchards
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLjlfxpbNglahha8b_yMdkDHNu3nYlRTc
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Crop ET Tutorial #3 - Putting Weekly Crop ET Reports to Work for You – Soils Perspective
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLjlfxpbNglZaSFw92nBmlXb76jmSSJwy
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title:Crop ET Tutorial #4 – Using Weekly Crop ET Reports from a Tree Perspective
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLjlfxpbNglb4Jv3wNiQvUA9JDftf08oH
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Crop ET Tutorial #5 – Gateway to Advanced On-Farm Water Management
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TCc9oqIYU&list=PLLjlfxpbNglYizonh2yKgPe55CBCVCQNh&index=15&t=0s
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Almonds
- Course Type: Video
- Sponsor: East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition
- Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-YKXMpG1j4&feature=youtu.be
- CEU Hours: 1.0
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Irrigation Management for Tree Health
- Course Type: Podcast
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/cures/2020/6/18/irrigation-management-for-tree-health
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Basic Irrigation Monitoring
- Course Type: Podcast
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/cures/2020/6/18/basic-irrigation-monitoring
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Irrigation Management with Plant Stress
- Course Type: Podcast
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/cures/2020/6/18/irrigation-management-with-plant-stress
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Optimizing the Irrigation System
- Course Type: Podcast
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/cures/2020/6/18/optimizing-the-irrigation-system
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
- Title: Water Losses from the Agricultural System
- Course Type: Podcast
- Sponsor: University of California Cooperative Extension
- Link: http://www.growingthevalleypodcast.com/cures/2020/6/18/water-losses-from-the-agricultural-system
- CEU Hours: 0.5
- IMPORTANT: you must complete a post-test to verify completion of this course. Click here for the post-test.
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