o Teachers: Julie Sexton, Kim Kroll, Brian McCann
The
"Integrated Pest Management for Organic Crops" curriculum was
developed with support from the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture
Research and Education (SARE) Professional Development Program (PDP), with
Clemson University as the Lead Institution. The project goal is to incorporate
of principles and practices of sustainable agriculture in training provided to
agricultural professionals in the Southern Region.
Specific objectives are:
Specific objectives are:
1. Create 8-12 high quality,
contemporary educational products to deliver state of the art knowledge about
sustainable agriculture in the Southern Region
2. Integrate these products
into the overall Extension education system in the Southern Region through the
Cooperative Extension Curriculum Project (CECP) and Southern SARE
For
information contact Dr. Geoff Zehnder - Professor of Entomology
and Coordinator IPM and Sustainable Agriculture Programs, Clemson University.
ENROLL in this course.
o Teachers: Julie Sexton, Brian McCann, David Chaney, Kim Kroll
Strategic Farm/Ranch Business Planning and Marketing is a self-directed course designed
to help agricultural professionals work effectively with their clients and
develop research and education programs that address agricultural
sustainability. This course is the second in a series that is aimed at:
o helping clients critically
assess their future
o walking clients through the
goal setting process
o finding resources to help
clients evaluate new ideas
o providing guidance to
clients on developing business and marketing plans
o fostering critical thinking
and offer risk management advice
o helping clients prepare to
meet with lenders to seek financing alternatives
o advising about farm
transfer and retirement options
o promoting an appreciation
of sustainable farm business management principles
For more
information contact David Chaney, DEC Education Services, at chaneyd@comcast.net;
or Kim Kroll, Associate Director USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program, at assoc_dir@sare.org.
ENROLL in this course.
o Teachers: David Chaney, Kim Kroll, Julie Sexton, Brian McCann
Sustainable
Agriculture: Basic Principles and Concept Overview is a self-directed course
designed to help agricultural professionals work effectively with their clients
and develop research and education programs that address agricultural
sustainability. This course is the first in a series that is aimed at helping
you answer these questions:
o What is sustainable
agriculture?
o What does it mean for
farmers, ranchers and communities?
o How does it relate to my
role as an educator or researcher?
For more
information contact David Chaney, DEC Education Services, at chaneyd@comcast.net;
or Kim Kroll, Associate Director USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program, at assoc_dir@sare.org.
ENROLL in this course.
o Course Content Specialists:
Alice Formiga
Organic
Seed Production is a self-directed course designed for producers with some seed
production experience, seed industry professionals, and extension
professionals. This course will provide practical field-based knowledge and
present current research on organic seed production practices. Topics
covered: This course will cover the fundamentals of seed production for
onions, beets and chard, brassicas, carrots, and wet seeded crops. It will also
cover climatic requirements for seed crops, important diseases, and seed
quality. For more information contact Jared Zystro, Organic Seed Alliance, at jared@seedalliance.org
Course Subject Matter Specialists
Course Subject Matter Specialists
o Jodi Lew-Smith, High Mowing
Seeds: Seed Diseases
o John Navazio, Organic Seed
Alliance: Which Crops for Your Climate, Beets and Chard, Carrots
o Joel Reiten, Seeds of
Change: Onions, Brassicas, Seed Quality
o Don Tipping, Siskiyou
Seeds: Lettuce, Wet Seeded Crops
o Shelly Solomon, Leaping
Frog Films: Videographer
o Jared Zystro, Organic Seed
Alliance: Online Tutorial Developer
Cost:
$25.00
A Novel
Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation is a
self-directed course designed for organic producers, extension educators, researchers
and ag professionals who would like to apply for one CCA credit by watching a
75-minute eOrganic webinar recording followed by an exam and questionnaire.
Participants in this course will learn about recent research from Carol Shennan
of the University of California-Santa Cruz and David Butler of the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville, about how to perform anaerobic soil disinfestation and
its potential for use in soil-borne disease management. When you register, you
will be able to access the course for 48 hours. For more information contact
Alice Formiga with Oregon State University at formigaa@hort.oregonstate.edu
Course Subject Matter Specialists
Carol Shennan
David Butler
Course Subject Matter Specialists
Carol Shennan
David Butler
o Teacher: Ricky Yeargan
Contacts:
o Kaitlyn McClelland kmcclelland@uky.edu
o Josh Renaker jrenaker17@uky.edu
o Ricky Yeargan ricky.yeargan@uky.edu
ENROLL in this course.
This
module will provide a link that takes you to the beef website for the
University of Nebraka-Lincoln. At this website you will take a closer look at
the endocrinology and physiology of the estrous cycle of beef cattle. There are
also illustrations to help aid in the learning of these areas.
ENROLL in this course.
o Teacher: Steven Newman
Introduction
to Small Scale Commercial Greenhouse Production is a blended course designed
for county extension agents and new greenhouse professionals. Participants to
the course will enhanced their knowledge base of starting and operating a
commercial greenhouse enterprise. Certificates of completion will be provided.
For more information or to enroll contact Steven Newman, with Colorado State
University Extension, at Steven.Newman@Colostate.edu or at (970)
491-7118.
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