|  Deciding how to organize an operation as well as what to produce and how to do it economically should be made with the goals of the operation in mind. Developing and using enterprise budgets can help improve the quality of information available to make these decisions as well as evaluate alternative enterprises. This "hands-on" course will provide participants with information on how to develop enterprise budgets as well as enable them to develop their own enterprise budget(s) for crops and/or livestock currently produced (or considering to be produced) on their operation. This course offers constant interaction with a specialized course facilitator that will assist each student in adapting course material to their specific operation. The course facilitator will review material submitted by each student and provide feedback.
Visit the Texas AgriLife Extension Small Farm Courses site for enrollment instructions and contact information. Course Design & Development - B. Bennett, J. Johnson, & R. Parker The primary target audience for the EDEN Animal Agrosecurity and Emergency Management course is Extension educators. However, EDEN believes that producers, emergency responders, government officials, and other animal agriculture stakeholders can benefit from the information in this course as well.
This self-directed course provides an Introduction to the field production of burley tobacco Contacts: * Kaitlyn McClelland kmcclelland@uky.edu * Ricky Yeargan ricky.yeargan@uky.edu This online course is directed at emergency preparedness and response to exotic and engineered animal diseases that threaten public health and economic stability. To register and get the enrollment key for this course go to: http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu/index.cfm and click on "Online Courses". If you have questions contact Sarah White at 979-845-4353. Subject Matter Specialists:Dr. Floron Faries
Course Design & Development: Susanna CoppernollThis blended course provides information about annual & perennial pasture grass species, use of legumes, soil science, soil testing, ground preparation, equipment, planting with seed versus plant parts, and management of newly established pasture. Visit the Texas AgriLife Extension Small Farm Courses site for enrollment instructions and contact information.
This course is different from many online course formats. This course offers constant interaction with a specialized course facilitator that will assist each student in adapting course material to their specific operation. This course facilitator will also review all material submitted by each student and provide feedback.
Course Design & Development - L. Redmon, R. Parker, B. Blahuta & J. Jahedkar This course is designed to provide soil conservation district supervisors in North Dakota the background and information they need to provide effective leadership of their local soil conservation district. Contact: dan.folske@ndsu.edu This course is developed for the North Dakota Master Gardener program. For technical assistance with this course (logging in, using quizzes, grades, etc.), please contact Nicole Hagness. By taking this course, Texas land owners will learn to identify available resources and create a Resource Inventory. Once the Resource Inventory is completed, the landowner will be better equipped to choose enterprises that fit the resources of the operation. Visit the Texas AgriLife Extension Small Farm Courses site for enrollment instructions and contact information.
This course offers constant interaction with a specialized course facilitator that will assist each student in adapting course material to their specific operation. This course facilitator will also review all material submitted by each student and provide feedback. Course Design & Development - B. Bennett, J. Johnson, R. Parker, B. Blahuta & J. Jahedkar The Soil and Site Evaluation fee-based course offers a basic introduction to soil and site evaluation and is designed for OSSF Designated Representatives, Site Evaluators, and Installers requiring CEUs to satisfy TCEQ licensing requirements. By the end of this self-paced course the learner will be able to Identify and know the importance of soil properties critical to wastewater treatment. For information or to enroll, contact Rhonda Meyer at (281) 218-0570 or rhondameyer@tamu.edu or visit www.urban-nature.org/OSSF.htm. This course consists of learning aids to help Homeowners, School Administrators, school staff and others understand the properties of Urban Integrated Pest Management. Learning interactions show homeowners how they can start using exclusion methods to prevent pests from entering their home. Target Audience: Texas Structural Pest Control Technician Apprentices - Lawn and Ornamental Category This 8 hour course is designed to satisfy the SPCS Apprentice Training Requirements as specified in Section 593.21 h (2) "8 hours of classroom training in each category in which the apprentice is to provide pest control services." To register go to http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu/index.cfm 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:- Create 8-12 high quality, contemporary educational products to deliver state of the art knowledge about sustainable agriculture in the Southern Region
- 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. 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: - helping clients critically assess their future
- walking clients through the goal setting process
- finding resources to help clients evaluate new ideas
- providing guidance to clients as they develop business and marketing plans
- fostering critical thinking and offer risk management advice
- helping clients prepare to meet with lenders and seek financing alternatives
- advising about farm transfer and retirement options
- helping to more fully appreciate 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. 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: - What is sustainable agriculture?
- What does it mean for farmers, ranchers and communities?
- 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. This course provides a basic level of knowledge about beef production and the beef industry in the United States for students who will be working in beef producing areas. Visit the Texas AgriLife Extension Small Farm Courses site for enrollment instructions and contact information.
This course is different from many online course formats. This course offers constant interaction with a specialized course facilitator that will assist each student in adapting course material to their specific operation. The facilitator will review all material submitted by each student and provide feedback. Course Design & Development - J. Cleere, S. Hammack, R. Parker, B.Blahuta & J.Jahedkar 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.
Resource: Dr. Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska - Lincoln DAIReXNET is a national, extension-driven web resource designed to meet the educational and decision-making needs of dairy producers, allied industry partners, extension educators and consumers. This course contains educational videos related to dairy management. Effective manure, mortality and process generated wastewater management from livestock and poultry operations can protect air and water quality. In this course participants will learn animal waste handling, storage, treatment and utilization processes and systems, best management practices, and available technologies to reduce air and water pollution from animal feeding operations. To enroll, contact conference services at 979.845.7692 or www.peopleware.net/1542bSubject matter specialist: Saqib Mukhtar
 Building Your Entrepreneurial Venture from the Ground Up is a self‐directed course designed for individuals interested in developing a new business. Lessons provide an overview of business ideas identification, of start up business models development, of value proposition and competitive advantage identification, and of other start up issues. Participants will investigate the entrepreneur development process, focusing on elements of business planning as they progress through lessons. This course provides the basic topics that entrepreneurs with emerging companies should be able to translate directly to their specific business ideas. It is a good review for entrepreneurs with existing businesses prior to tackling the course for companies with growth potential. For more information contact Greg Clary with Texas AgriLife Extension. Developing Diversified and Value-Added (DVA) Agribusiness provides two courses designed for individuals interested in developing new or growing existing DVA agribusinesses. The first course provides resources for entrepreneurs with startup and early stage businesses. You will find an overview of generating and evaluating business ideas, of business model development, of value proposition and competitive advantage identification, and of other start up issues. Participants will investigate the entrepreneur development process, focusing on elements of business planning. This course includes basic topics that entrepreneurs with emerging companies should be able to translate directly to their efforts to transform their specific ideas into businesses. It is a good review for entrepreneurs with existing businesses prior to tackling the course for companies with growth potential. The second course aimed at existing businesses is designed for entrepreneurs facing the challenges of business growth, business planning for growth, capitalizing growth, cash flow management, dealing with contingencies and developing harvest strategies. You are welcome to go through these courses at your own speed or pick selected topics that are of most use to you at the present time and come back to others later on. There is no time limit to complete the course...it is posted for your use. All you have to do is register and establish an eXtension account so you can login as a student. This curriculum was made possible by a grant from the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. For more information contact Greg Clary with Texas AgriLife Extension. Entrepreneurship has gained renewed respect as an economic development strategy. If communities are going to successfully develop their local economies by supporting start up and growing businesses in their region, they must work together as a community to develop systems providing the support that local entrepreneurs need. Leadership teams must work together to insure their communities possess characteristics found in entrepreneurial supportive communities. TCRE has developed criteria for an Entrepreneur Ready Community Certification Programto guide communities' efforts to build the capacity to support entrepreneurs.
Lessons provide some of the skills and knowledge needed to formulate local strategies for entrepreneur support. There are examples of best practices, of a variety of programs and of rural communities that have successfully developed entrepreneur support systems. Specialists with TCRE and Texas AgriLife Extension Service stand ready to assist with educational programs and technical assistance that will help your community become Entrepreneur Ready.
For more information contact Greg Clary with Texas AgriLife Extension. The goal of this course is to address the most important questions and issues to consider when evaluating a potential nature tourism enterprise or expanding operations. The step by step course utilizes, text, videos, worksheets and quizzes to help landowners & other entrepreneurs learn how to get started, select an enterprise and develop a product, create a financial plan, & develop a marketing plan. By completing this course you will have a written business plan, including basic financial statements. To register and get the enrollment key for this course go to: http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu/events/onlineCourse.cfm . Look for the "Online Courses" titled Nature Tourism: Business Plan Development.Subject Matter Specialist: Miles PhillipsCourse Designer & Developer: Susanna Coppernoll Taking Your Entrepreneurial Venture to the Next Level is designed for entrepreneurs facing the challenges of business growth, business planning for growth, capitalizing growth, cash flow management, dealing with contingencies and developing harvest strategies. You are welcome to go through the course at your own speed or pick selected topics that are of most use to you at the present time and come back to others later on. There is no time limit to complete the course...it is posted for your use. For more information contact Greg Clary with Texas AgriLife Extension. Tarrant County Life Coach Training is a self directed course that incldes four modules that provide an overview and introduction to Tarrant County Life Coaching along with background knowledge and considerations on a variety of topics associated with the responsibilities and functions of a life coach. For more information contact: Angel Ilarraza with Texas AgriLife Extension Tarrant County at adilarraza@tarrantcounty.com This course is designed to teach basic program development skills to graduate students with interests in developing prevention and intervention programs for children, youth and families. The focus will be on how to use information technology tools including websites, blogs, email newsletters, online courses, social networking tools and other strategies for delivering educational materials. The course will be structured over a 15-week period beginning August 28, 2008 with weekly meetings, readings and assignments. Contact: Robert Hughes A municipality is an administrative entity made up of strategically defined territory and has a population that is defined as city, town, or village. Todd Watson takes a look at municipalities in the southern states. This is a self-directed course designed for all audiences. For more information contact Melanie Kirk or Chyrel Mayfield, Texas AgriLife Extension Service. The Urban Forest Management Plan represents "marching orders" for how and when to use the foundation of tree inventory data. Without the management plan, the data tends to sit on the shelf. This is a self-directed course designed for all audiences. For more information contact Melanie Kirk or Chyrel Mayfield, Texas AgriLife Extension Service. This is a course for camp counselors provided for distance learning of camp counselors. If you would like a specific subgroup for your particular camp counselors, please contact Mark Light, light.42@osu.edu Also this will also make you a instructor in the course. This course was developed by Ohio State University Extension. The online Get to the Point! course prepares 4-H members to deliver a 4-H Educational Presentation. By the end of this self-directed course learners will be able to: - Describe an Educational Presentation
- Explain the process of planning an Educational Presentation
- Distinguish between a good and a bad topic
- List the contents of a presentation outline
- Determine what to do and what not to do when presenting
- Compare professional and non-professional dress
For more information please contact Toby Lepley,Texas AgriLife Extension 4-H Specialist. Course design and development by Jennifer Jahedkar, Texas AgriLife Extension eLearning. The Louisiana 4-H Volunteer Achievement in Continuing Education (ACE) program is designed to assist volunteers in the development of specialized skills as 4-H volunteers by participating in quality training experiences, processing learning experiences, conducting service activities/projects, and developing a Master Volunteer ACE portfolio. For information contact Todd Tarifa, Volunteer and Leadership Specialist - LSU AgCenter, at tatarifa@agctr.lsu.edu. Are you looking for ways to recruit more 4-H'ers to join your club? Do you have current club members who are eager to help? This convenient online 4-H volunteer training session will walk you through steps you can take to successfully recruit more 4-H'ers (and get your members involved while doing it!. For information contact Jamie Seger at seger.23@cfaes.osu.edu This online course helps empower 4-H Volunteers to teach their club members about the importance of volunteerism. Topics covered include why volunteering is important for youth, opportunities for volunteerism, and how youth volunteer experience can be documented for future use. Contacts: Jamie Seger and Mark Simmons Texas 4-H Child Protection Training is a self-directed course designed for staff, volunteers and counselors. Participants will gain an understanding of how to recognize, reduce, prevent and report suspected sexual abuse or molestation while at camp as required by Texas Department of State Health Services. For more information contact Darlene Locke, Director of the Texas 4-H Conference Center. For the Record is the record keeping program for the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program. It is a two part educational process that teaches basic record keeping skills and then allows a 4-H member to participate in a record book competition. This online course provides learners with self-directed information about For the Record. For more information contact Cheryl Newberry, Texas AgriLife Extension 4-H Specialist. Texas 4-H Volunteer Orientation is a self-directed course for volunteers with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service 4-H and Youth Program. The goals of this course are for participants to: - understand the organizational structure of Texas AgriLife Extension and how the 4-H Program operates; and
- recognize their roles and responsibilities are as a volunteer within the structure and program.
For more information contact Courtney Dodd, Texas AgriLie Extension Service, at cfdodd@ag.tamu.edu. Backyard and Local Foods is an instructor-led course designed for OSU Master Gardeners participating in the state specialization program. Participants in this program will gain knowledge and skills to teach others to grow and find local food in Ohio. For more information contact Denise Ellsworth, OSU Extension, at ellsworth.2@osu.edu Welcome to the Introductory Employee Training Program for Greenhouse Crop Production. This self-directed course has been designed to provide much of the information required to be a successful and productive member of the floriculture workforce including basic cultural practices, integrated pest management, shipping and handling, and safety procedures. Your enrollment key is valid for 90 days. After 90 days, visit http://agrilifevents.tamu.edu to register and re-enroll in this course. Contact Charlie Hall for assistance or more information. This is a cooperative site designed for paid and unpaid Master Gardener coodinators in Ohio to work on joint projects.For information contact Denise Ellsworth at ellsworth.2@osu.edu
Take this course and find out: - What mold is
- Under what conditions and circumstances it needs to grow
- What health risks are involved
- How to remove mold
- How to prevent mold growth in your home
Content specialist: Janie Harris, Environment and Housing Specialist, Texas AgriLife Extension Knowing general information about horse welfare, behavior, nutrition, health and regulations is essential to keeping your horse happy and healthy. This learning module gives an overview of the care and management of horses, with information ranging from daily health checks to management & control of diseases and parasites. In this section on training, efforts will be made to explain and simplify the process of developing a relationship with the horse where communication is simple and straightforward for both the horse and rider. Why is good pasture important to horses? Well, because horses should consume at least 1-2% of their body weight each day in forage (hay or pasture). A 1000 lb horse will need from 2 - 3 acres to provide enough pasture to meet its total nutrient requirements. What is your horse's body condition? Did you know there was a scoring system to rank your horse's physical condition? Check out our latest learning lesson about how to body condition score your horse. Learn a time-tested and accepted method to evaluate your horse's fat cover and the balance between the food he eats and the amount of energy he burns. Welcome to the Horse Adult Leader Training and Educational Resource (HALTER) Program! This progressive series of lessons is designed to offer equine science information, student activities, and techniques to foster positive youth development.
Horse Owner Survival will teach you how to be safe around horses. It focuses on basic horse behavior, proper horse handling, safe attire and equipment and safe riding on the trail. Are you interested in horses? Do you want to know about all the activities available to you and your horse? Check out this learning lesson to find out more about different breeds of horses, types of horse activities and how to have fun with your horse.
Understanding how a bit works in the horse's mouth will help you select the most appropriate bit for the job and appreciate the craftsmanship of well balanced and constructed bits. The center pivot is the agricultural irrigation system of choice because of its low labor and maintenance requirements, convenience, flexibility, performance and easy operation. Take this Center Pivots self-paced course to learn more. Contact: Dr. Guy Fipps, Professor & Extension Agricultural Engineer Texas Agrilife Extension Service g-fipps@tamu.edu979-845-3977 Students in this self-directed course will gain an in-depth understanding of what electricity is and how it works in order to properly troubleshoot electrical problems in landscape irrigation systems. This course requires an enrollment key which can be obtained by registering with the Irrigation Technology Center. Contact: clswanson@ag.tamu.eduCourse Design & Development Charles Swanson In this self-directed course students will learn how to perform water budgeting calculations for both small and large irrigation systems. While the course includes instruction on catch test type auditing, the emphasis on other less time intensive methods that can be applied to multiple sites. Students are also introduced to GIS-based tools for water balance applications. Contact: clswanson@ag.tamu.eduCourse Design & Development -Federico Gutierrez & Charles Swanson The primary objective of this course is to provide you with a basic understand of the options for economic development that are available to communities. Special attention is given to rural communities. The course follows a basic model which assumes that there are essentially four techniques for developing a local economy: creation of new opportunities, attraction of new opportunities, retention of existing opportunities, and expansion of current opportunities. Notice that the acronym for the 4 methods spells CARE. This course is presented in five modules. It is anticipated that the course will take approximately 5 weeks to complete and that you will spend 2-4 hours per week working on course material. Contact: Notie Lansford notie.lansford@okstate.edu Investing for Your Future for Farm Families Virtual 4-H Clubs are groups of youth who use technology to connect with other youth who have an interest in a particular 4-H educational content area. Virtual 4-H Clubs take the traditional 4-H club environment to a new level with technology like Web seminars and course management systems. Club members and volunteer leaders from across Nebraska participate in club meetings from their home, community, or school. The Investing for Farm Families course was created specifically for farm and ranch families and consists of 8 lessons, 11 supplemental units, and 15 exercises that enable farmers to personally apply investment information. The course includes audio clips by three characters who voice concerns and challenges faced by farmers as well as forums for participants to share their own personal experiences. Bienvenido .... ¿Está esperando el día de su retiro? ¿O le da miedo pensar en él? Poder retirarse cuando desea y como desea es importante para mucha gente. Planear por adelantado puede ayudarlo a vivir confortablemente durante su retiro. El objetivo de este curso es ayudarle a planear su retiro. Cada módulo proporciona valiosa información que puede ayudarlo a contestar las preguntas que usted necesita considerar mientras hace sus planes. Los módulos incluyen las metas específicas para el módulo, actividades a completar y fuentes donde puede obtener más información. Antes de empezar de clic en la liga a la Guía e imprima todo el documento. Use esta guía mientras recorre los módulos. If you want to be financially secure in later life, it’s never too early to begin preparing. The sooner you begin, the more choices, control, and peace of mind you will have. To contact the lead author and developer of this self-study with suggestions or concerns please e-mail Marlene Stum, Ph.D., Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota mstum@umn.edu
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