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Building soil health on agricultural lands is an important strategy to improve water quality, climate resilience, and farm viability. In this course, designed for anyone who provides technical assistance to agricultural producers, you will learn about science behind healthy soils, how to measure and assess soil health, and how to select and implement agricultural management strategies that build healthy soils. Developed in partnership between the Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District [https://www.franklincountynrcd.org/] and University of Vermont Extension [https://www.uvm.edu/extension].


This course is no longer active we are using a new location and host to offer this educational content:

You will be able to re-enroll in the CFA recertification programs at https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&cspIndex=true&showInternal=false&courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=fertilizer; however, there will be a minimal fee for enrollment ($10) and all testing modules will have to be completed again in the new system, regardless if they have been completed in the previous CFA programs.

Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training (FACT) is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). 

For more information or to enroll contact: Whitnee Askew, Turf Program Manager, Virginia Tech at waskew@vt.edu



This course is no longer active we are using a new location and host to offer this educational content:

You will be able to re-enroll in the CFA recertification programs at https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&cspIndex=true&showInternal=false&courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=fertilizer; however, there will be a minimal fee for enrollment ($10) and all testing modules will have to be completed again in the new system, regardless if they have been completed in the previous CFA programs.

Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training (FACT) is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). 

For more information or to enroll contact: Whitnee Askew, Turf Program Manager, Virginia Tech at waskew@vt.edu


This course is no longer active we are using a new location and host to offer this educational content:

You will be able to re-enroll in the CFA recertification programs at https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseAdvancedSearch.do?method=doPaginatedSearch&cspIndex=true&showInternal=false&courseSearch.courseDescriptionKeyword=fertilizer; however, there will be a minimal fee for enrollment ($10) and all testing modules will have to be completed again in the new system, regardless if they have been completed in the previous CFA programs.

Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training (FACT) is a cooperative effort of Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE), Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). 

For more information or to enroll contact: Whitnee Askew, Turf Program Manager, Virginia Tech at waskew@vt.edu