The audience for this course is:

The goal of this curriculum is to build environmental literacy as it relates to agricultural production among future farmers and the educators that work within this field. The objective, scientifically-sound curriculum is for secondary students (career and technical centers, grades 9-12). It goes beyond simply sharing information and providing outreach to require students to problem-solve, think critically, have a systems approach, as budding farmers, and embody environmental stewardship with their management decisions.

By taking this course, students will learn:

Topics include: watersheds, reading the soil, soil management practices, nutrient management planning, precision agricultural technology tools, agricultural and environmental policy, and a case study. Each unit is complete with lectures, activities, scoring rubrics, proficiency standards, and field trips which helps make the curriculum widely accessible and adaptable to agricultural educators and their students. Students will learn practical, responsible agricultural management that minimizes impacts on water resources. Through completing this curriculum, educators can receive industry-recognized credentials from the Vermont Agency of Education (VAOE). We encourage all educators taking part in the implementing the curriculum to provide feedback and send additional resources they may be using to add to this resource library.

For more information or to enroll please contact:

Heather Darby, heather.darby@uvm.edu, Lindsey Ruhl,  lindsey.ruhl@uvm.edu, and Catherine Davidson, catherine.davidson@uvm.edu.

 For more information or to enroll contact Patricia Rayas-Duarte, Oklahoma State, pat.rayas_duarte@okstate.edu or Dwayne Hunter, Oklahoma State, dwayne.hunter@okstate.edu

This 3-part series begins with the DiSC© Workplace assessment* where participants learn about their preferred work styles and environment. We discuss why this self-awareness is critical to being an effective leader/manager and explore some strategies for anticipating what future employees might be looking for in a manager.  

Session 2 dives into organizational culture as it shows up on your farm and why being transparent about the culture you are striving for matters in building a farm team. We will spend time assessing your current culture and exploring strategies to either amplify or change it. We'll share tips on how you can anticipate someone's work style and preferences based on some very common observations.

Session 3 will be an interactive look at how, why and when conflict arises in work environments. We explore strategies to address the role of the manager when there is conflict within the work team, how different DiSC© profiles approach conflict, how to model productive conflict, and how to move beyond conflict and emerge as a stronger team. 

These are interactive sessions, and your participation will be critical to our collective learning. Resources will be provided in advance and participants should plan time to review the materials prior to each session.  Participants will leave the series with an action plan designed to get your growing season off to a successful start.

Certified Biomass Procurement Specialist – Short Rotation Woody Crops is an online course for anyone interested in growing trees in a plantation.  In this course participants will learn about pine, popular and cottonwood trees and how each preforms in different environments.

For more information contact Mark Hall, Alabama Cooperative Extension System, hallmah@auburn.edu

For technical assistance please contact campushelp@extension.org

Delaware State University is offering our Mobile Meat Processing Lab (MMPL) Training and Certification course as a two-part series so that small farmers in Delaware can become qualified to lease the MMPL to process small-ruminants, small-flock poultry, and/or cultured fish. The intent of this course is to ensure that prospective MMPL users have all of the necessary background knowledge they will need to successfully complete their application for a grant of inspection from the USDA.  Part one of the series is this self-paced, online course work, where farmers will be given an overview of the site requirements for using the MMPL, the steps in applying for a USDA grant of inspection, the MMPL capabilities, use, and proper sanitation. 

Once the online course work is completed, farmers will sign up to participate in an in-person lab, which is typically held at the Delaware State University Hickory Hill Research Farm, where they will be trained on the MMPL function and operation,  and gain hands-on experience in processing animals using the MMPL. Farmers must successfully complete both the online and in-person portions of the series before they can lease the MMPL for use on their own.  

This short course offers a comprehensive overview of fiber hemp production through research-based production strategies and demonstrations of practical skills. Class sessions will feature presentations from farmers, field researchers, and industry experts. The curriculum topics will primarily focus on best agronomic practices in hemp production.

Thursday evening class sessions | Live via Zoom

January 14, 21, 28 and February 4

5:30 - 7:30 pm PST / 6:30 - 8:30 pm MST

From baby chicks to laying hens and drumsticks – are you looking to explore and expand your skills in small-scale poultry production? This course guides beginning producers through the process of raising poultry for profit. We will cover goals and record keeping, to bird nutrition and housing, egg handling, and meat processing. Join Extension Educators and poultry farming professionals for this comprehensive experience that’s something to crow about!

This course is for Kentucky Beef Producers wanting to qualify for the Ky Beef Quality Care Assurance Program.

By taking this course, you will receive BQCA certification.

The fee for this course is $10.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button.

The audience for this Land Application Training Online course is livestock producers and related manure industry in the state of Nebraska who will learn proper manure application techniques, record keeping, and regulations as they relate to manure management in Nebraska.

For more information, contact:

• Leslie Johnson ljohnson13@unl.edu
• Amy Schmidt aschmidt@unl.edu
  

The audience for this course is: Those who would like to farm in the State of Maryland.

By taking this course, students will learn:

  - Beginning steps to starting a farm business
  - Decisions on what products and/or services to grow and sell
  - Creating a marketing plan through market research
  - Calculating revenue, expenses and other financial planning
  - Understanding laws and regulations

This course is an at-your-own pace, online version of our Beginning Farmer guidebook, with recorded lectures and readings. If you are looking for a live course with additional lectures and assignments, please sign up for our newsletter to be notified when registration opens for our annual Maryland Beginning Farmer Success course: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/agriculture-food-systems/program-areas/integrated-programs/beginning-farmer-success

For more information or specific questions please contact: Neith Little, UMD nglittle@umd.edu; Shannon Dill, UMD. sdill@umd.edu

Website available - https://extension.umd.edu/newfarmer

Equal opportunity and accomodation:

University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Neith Little by phone at 410-856-1850 x 123 or by email at nglittle@umd.edu on or before January 15. 

Los programas, actividades e instalaciones de la universidad están disponibles para todos sin distinción de raza, color, sexo, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, estado civil, edad, origen nacional, afiliación política, discapacidad física o mental, religión, estado de veterano protegido, información genética, apariencia personal o cualquier otra clase legalmente protegida. 

Si necesita adaptaciones razonables para participar en cualquier evento o actividad, comuníquese con Neith Little a número teléfono 410-856-1850 x123 o al correo electrónico nglittle@umd.edu antes el quince de enero.

Les programmes, activités et installations universitaires sont accessibles à tous sans distinction de race, couleur, sexe, identité ou expression de genre, orientation sexuelle, état civil, âge, origine nationale, appartenance politique, handicap physique ou mental, religion, statut de vétéran protégé, informations génétiques, apparence personnelle ou toute autre classe légalement protégée.

Si vous avez besoin d'une commodité raisonnable pour participer à un événement ou activité, contactez-vous avec le bureau d'extension de l'Université du Maryland. 410-856-1850 nglittle@umd.edu

所有人均可使用大學課程、活動和設施，而不必考慮種族、膚色、性別、性別認同或表達方式、性取向、婚姻狀況、年齡、國籍、政治背景、身體或精神殘疾、宗教信仰、受保護退伍軍人身份、遺傳信息、個人外貌或任何其他受法律保護的階層。

如果您需要合理的住宿條件來參加任何活動，請聯絡您當地的馬里蘭大學推廣辦公室。410-856-1850

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행사 활동에 참여하기 위해 적절한 숙박 시설이 _필요하시다면 해당 지역의 메릴랜드 대학교 확장 사무소에 문의해 주시기 바랍니다. 410-856-1850  nglittle@umd.edu

Программы, деятельность, и объекты материально-технической базы Университета доступны всем желающим, независимо от их расовой принадлежностирасы, цвета кожи, пола, гендерной идентичности или гендерного самовыражения, сексуальной ориентации, семейного положения, возраста, национальностип, политической принадлежности, физических или умственных ограничений, религиозных взглядов, наличия недостатков, религии, статуса защищенногозаконом статуса ветерана вооруженных сил, генетической информации, внешних особенностей, а также другим категориям населения, права которых охраняются законом.

Mortality Composting is a self-directed, fee based course for Ohio farmers. Participants will become certified to practice mortality composting on their farm from taking this course. This course must be completed by an Ohioan who plans to use composting to dispose of livestock mortality. The course is broken down by chapters following the Composting Manual which you can download below. Each chapter is presented via PowerPoint with voice-over. You are free to move at your own pace and will become certified once you have passed the final test.

Course fee:  $17.  To purchase and enroll in this course, please click here.

For information, contact Amanda Douridas, The Ohio State University, at douridas.9@osu.edu

The audience for this course is:

Agricultural Service Providers

Course information:

This is an 8-part webinar series. Each webinar will host a farmer, researcher, or other expert practitioner. The classes will discuss common obstacles to implementing a successful no-till program, address these issues through field proven technical knowledge, and follow a training plan that will best enable the TSP (technical service provider) to support the farmers in the no-till practice transition. This course is open to any type of service provider working with farmers in the north east! Topics include: an introduction to no-till; fertility & manure management; herbicide & pest management; soil & water management; economics of no-till & record keeping; equipment and no-till application tools; precision agriculture for no-till; and a conclusion on adapting to a new management style. Upon course completion participants will receive a No-Till Intensive Training Certificate of Completion, as well as be eligible for 8 CCA credits and 1 Pesticide credit.

For more information please contact:

Heather Darby, heather.darby@uvm.edu and Catherine Davidson, catherine.davidson@uvm.edu