eXtension online Campus: Courses

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:

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.

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.