CA CCA Spring 2015 Newsletter - California Certified Crop Adviser

Spring 2015
CA CCA Newsletter
In This Issue
CA CCA Visits Washington DC
Allan Romander Honored
Sustainable/Organic
Production Seminar
CAPCA ED Nutrient
Management Seminars
2015 CDFA Nitrogen
Management Training Recap
August 2015 CCA Exams
CCA Exam Prep Training
Quick Links
CE Opportunities
CA CCA Visits Washington DC
California CCAs Mike Huffman, Joel Wiley and Allan Romander
recently traveled to Washington DC to join Future Leaders in
Science Award recipients, Certified Crop Advisers, Greenfield
Scholars and others in America Society of Agronomy, Crop
Science Society of American and Social Science Society of
America to discuss with congress the need to support continued
funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI).
The AFRI is a competitive funding mechanism for food,
agriculture and natural research funding. In 2013, California
received $18 million in grants from the program. Some of the
Universities that are doing research under the program include UC
Davis and Stanford.
The group spent a full day on Capitol Hill visiting with
Congressmen and Congressional/Senate Staff on the program.
They were in two different groups, and both groups included a
student from UC Davis and between them they made more than 15
office visits. Each representative was asked to sign a letter
supporting the funding.
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(L-to-R) Mike Huffman, Congressman Ami Bera, Kelly Gravuer UC Davis Student and Emily Fuger - American Society of
Agronomy Staff had the opportunity to discuss research funding.
(L-to-R) Jordon Wade - UC Davis Student, Joel Wiley,
Congressman Jeff Denham and Allan Romander. They had the
opportunity to discuss ag research funding.
Allan Romander Honored
Allan Romander, past California and International CCA Chairman
was honored at the recent Plant and Soil Conference by the
American Society of Agronomy, California Chapter "For
Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Human Welfare
and Enhancement of California Agriculture".
Allan and Mary Romander
Sustainable/Organic Production in
Southern California
EVENT INFORMATION:
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Lakehouse Hotel & Resort
1025 La Bonita Dr., San Marcos, CA 92078
8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Registration 7:30 a.m.
Cost:
Pre-Registration (by April 2nd) $60.00
Late Registration (after April 2nd) or on-site $80.00
**Registration fee includes lunch**
REGISTER TODAY at:
https://capcaed.com/
For sponsorship opportunities contact Steve Beckley at
sbeckley@aol.com or (916) 539-4107
For additional event & registration information contact
Mindy DeRohan at mindy@capca.com or (916) 928-1625 x207
CAPCA ED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS SCHEDULED
CAPCA has scheduled two nutrient management
education seminars for PCAs, CCAs, farm
managers and growers.
Topics will cover macro, secondary and micro
nutrients, current agronomic practices, and
improvements in fertilizer technology & application
that will allow for the efficient use of fertilizer and
protection of the environment.
SAVE THE DATES!
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - Atascadero, CA
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - Fresno, CA
For additional information contact:
Mindy DeRohan
CAPCA Nutrient Management Coordinator
mindy@capca.com / (916) 928-1625 x207
Registration will be available in late May.
Watch the CAPCA ED web site:
https://capcaed.com/
2015 CDFA Nitrogen Management
Training Recap
Beginning in 2013 FREP, in
collaboration with the
University of California,
Agricultural and Natural
Resources (UC ANR)
began developing a
Nitrogen Management
Training Program (NMTP)
for the California Certified
Crop Advisors (CA CCA).
The CA CCA program was
identified as an ideal resource to assist growers with developing
nitrogen management plans and implementing best management
practices.
In 2014, the nitrogen management training sessions took place
from January through March at five locations, with 530 CA CCAs
completing the training. CAPCA was engaged by CDFA to manage
registration, attendance and tracking of continuing education units
related to the training. Three additional trainings were held in 2015
with an additional 198 attending. The total number of CA CCAs
trained was 728.
Through this collaborative program of CDFA, UC ANR and
CAPCA, 72% of the current CA CCAs have now completed the
nitrogen management training. This successful educational
opportunity was instrumental in providing CCAs with up to date
information so they could increase their already valuable service in
assisting growers with developing and implementing nutrient
management plans.
CA CCA would like to especially acknowledge the team work of
CAPCA, CDFA, UC ANR and the UC Office of the President staff
for their dedicated efforts to implement this crucial and worthwhile
training.
August 2015 CCA Exams
Next CCA exam: Friday, August 7, 2015
Exam locations are planned for:
Sacramento, CA
Visalia, CA
Salinas, CA
Ventura, CA
Online Registration Period:
May 4, 2015 - June 26, 2015
https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/exams/registration
The current number of California CCAs is now more than
1,000 and growing. If you plan to get your CCA
certification register between May 4th - June 26th to take
the exam.
CACCAEXAM‐PREPTRAINING
WORKSHOPSCHEDULED
TheCACCABoardhasscheduledapre‐exampreparatoryworkshopfor:
Wednesday,June24,2015
Location:
LaQuintaInn
200JibboomSt
Sacramento,CA95811
Times:
9:00am‐5:00pm
Theworkshopwillprovidedetailednutrientreviewandgiveparticipantsa
chancetoimprovetheirknowledgeandrefreshonconductingkey
calculationsforproblemsolving.
Note:TheworkshopisdesignedfortheCaliforniastateexam
preparatorypurposesanddoesnotofferCCAcontinuingeducation
credit.
RegistrationwillbeonlineinMayathttps://capcaed.com
ContactRuthannat(916)928‐1625x200
orruthann@capca.comwithanyquestions.
FREP Funding
CA CCA receives funding from FREP for the period of 2015-2017.
Dr. Dan Putnam, UC Davis, coordinates the grant funding that provides for
CAPCA administration of the project. The CA CCA Board would like to extend its
thanks to CDFA for the FREP funding of the CA CCA program. This funding has
been a key component in the success of the California CCA program. CA CCA
would also like to extend their thanks to the many fertilizer retailers and others
who pay the fertilizer mill assessments that provide funds to FREP.