Who We're Working With
The California Nitrogen Assessment team is committed to hearing from and working with a diverse group of stakeholders who have interests related to nitrogen application and impacts in California. These include commodity groups, individual farms, environmental groups, government agencies, health organizations, and researchers.
Groups we have contacted (alphabetical list)
Groups with an asterisk (*) are represented on our Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
Commodity Groups
- Almond Board of California *
- California Alfalfa and Forage Association
- California Apple Commission
- California Association of Winegrape Growers
- California Cattlemen’s Association
- California Celery Research Advisory Board
- California Citrus Mutual
- California Citrus Nursery Program
- California Cling Peach Association
- California Cut Flower Commission
- California Dairy Research Foundation
- California Dried Plum Board
- California Dry Bean Advisory Board
- California Fresh Carrot Advisory Board
- California Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board
- California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission
- California Grape & Tree Fruit League
- California Leafy Greens Research Board
- California Melon Research Board
- California Pepper Commission
- California Pistachio Board
- California Pistachio Research Board
- California Potato Research Advisory Board
- California Poultry Federation
- California Raisin Marketing Board
- California Rice Commission *
- California Rice Research Advisory Board
- California Specialty Crops Council
- California Strawberry Commission *
- California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
- California Table Grape Commission
- California Tomato Farmers
- California Tomato Growers Association
- California Tree Fruit Agreement
- California Walnut Commission
- California Wild Rice Advisory Board
- California Winegrape Inspection Marketing Program
- Citrus Research Board *
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
- Lodi Winegrape Commission
- Napa Grape Growers Association
- Northern California Turf and Landscape Council
- Nursery Growers Association
- Processing Strawberry Advisory Board
- Processing Tomato Advisory Board
- Southern California Turfgrass Council
- Western United Dairymen *
- Wine Institute
Environmental Organizations
- Californians Against Waste
- Defenders of Wildlife *
- Environmental Defense Fund *
- Environmental Working Group
- Food and Water Watch
- NewFields
- Roots of Change *
- Sustainable Conservation *
Farms, Ranches, Nurseries and Vineyards
- Christensen & Giannini
- D'Arrigo Brothers Co.
- Earthbound Farm
- Ferguson Farming Company
- Fetzer/Bonterra Vineyards *
- Grimmway Farms
- Harris Farm
- Hines Nursery *
- John Pryor Co.
- McCormack Sheep and Grain *
- Ocean Mist Farms
- Red Rock Ranch
- Rio Farms
- Rominger Brothers Farms *
- Woolf Enterprises
Farm-Related Organizations
- American Farmland Trust
- California Certified Organic Farmers *
- California Farm Bureau Federation *
- Central Coast Water Quality Preservation
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers *
- Grower-Shipper Association
- Royal Packing Co.
- SureHarvest
- Western Growers Association *
Fertilizer Industry Groups
- International Plant Nutrition Institute *
- Organic Fertilizer Association of California *
- Western Plant Health Association *
Government Agencies & Organizations
- California Association of Sanitation Agencies
- California Department of Food and Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) *
- California Department of Food and Agriculture Marketing Branch
- California Department of Pesticide Regulation
- California Department of Water Resources
- California Environmental Protection Agency
- California Environmental Protection Agency State Water Resources Control Board
- California Integrated Waste Management
- California Water Resources Control Board
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Monterey County Water Resources Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District *
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 *
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) California Water Science Center
Health Organizations
- Clean Water Action
- Community Water Center *
- Texas A&M University School of Rural Public Health
- The Pacific Institute