Course Name: AB015-Tax Issues for Farmers and Ranchers

Pesticide product labeling is the main method of communication between a pesticide manufacturer and pesticide users. The information printed on or attached to the pesticide container is the label. Labeling includes the label plus all other information you receive from the manufacturer about the product when you buy it.

Credits for this course are currently available for New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.  

For more information or to enroll please contact Rachel Maccini, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, University of New Hampshire. 

The fee for this course is $40.  To purchase and enroll in it, select the following button:

By taking this course, students will learn:

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect workers and handlers from the harmful effects of pesticides and their residues.  The standard went through some major revisions in 2015 and this course will reflect those changes.  

This course will cover some of the major points of the Worker Protection Standard and what employers need to cover with their employees in order to comply.  

Once you've completed this course, you should be able to:

• Define a worker and a handler
• Understand the importance of the WPS
• Know when compliance is necessary
• Identify the basic requirements needed by both a worker and handler to reduce their pesticide exposure

For more information please contact Rachel Maccini, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, University of New Hampshire, Cooperative Extension.

The fee for the course is $40.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

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.

Course Name: AH001-Basics of Agriculture and Horticulture Production

In this program, Extension Professionals, local officials, citizen advocates, non-profit groups, government agencies and general public, including those who are interested in the basic concepts of public land use and development regulation and in the best practices of community development and smart growth will learn to make positive land use decisions for their communities regarding zoning regulation, best practices for planning and zoning, and sustainable community planning.

Each units is designed to help students learn the core tasks of being a Planning Official.

In order to offer this online learning opportunity and maintain consistency between the classroom course and the online units, each unit includes content equal to or more than what is provided in the classroom sessions. Each unit is designed to take between 45 minutes to an hour. However, you can stop and restart a unit at your convenience.

For more information contact Daniel Walker at walke422@purdue.edu.

This course is available for a fee of $200 as part of a bundle that includes ACP-Indiana 101, 201, and Comprehensive Exam.  To purchase this bundle of courses, click the following button.

American Citizen Planner - Indiana Comprehensive Exam is an online exam and certificate course. 

For more information contact Daniel Walker at walke422@purdue.edu.

This course is available for a fee of $200 as part of a bundle that includes ACP-Indiana 101, 201, and Comprehensive Exam.  To purchase this bundle of courses, click the following button.

American Citizen Planner 201 is an online course which will provide an in-depth look at land use planning and zoning along with management and ethics case studies and best practices.

For more information contact Kara Salazar (salazark@purdue.edu).

The fee for this course is $100.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

Our Vision is a healthier world through environmental stewardship.

Our Mission is to support the University of Maryland Extension mission by educating residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.

Our History

The UME Master Gardener Program began in 1978 as a means to extend science-based knowledge to the general public by providing horticultural and pest management expertise to help protect and improve Maryland’s natural resources. Today, this popular program can be found in 20 Maryland counties and Baltimore City. 

UME Master Gardeners are volunteers who combine their love of plants, people, and the environment to help residents in their communities solve problems and make environmentally-sound decisions.

Timeline of classes will be every Wednesday night 6-8PM from September 3rd until November 19th at the Anne Arundel County Extension Office, 97 Dairy Lane, Gambrills, MD 21054.  We will be covering topics such as Entomology and Invasive Insects, Plant Pathology, Botany, Integrated Pest Management, Soil Science, Plant Nutrition, Ecology, Bay-Wise and Conservation Landscaping, Vegetables, Native Plants, and Plant Identification.  Students will need to complete one module and quiz a week and attend the in-person class.

Course overview
This course provides information on limiting psyllid infestations in gardens and landscapes and minimizing their role in psyllid and disease spread. This includes understanding the biology of the insect and disease, how to look for each of them, existing control strategies, and best management practices in urban settings. 

This course was authored by Dr. Beth Grafton-Cardwell (UCCE Emerita Entomology Specialist). 

Who should enroll?
Homeowners and gardeners

Course Name: AT001-Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Basics

This course will cover how solar photovoltaic energy systems work focusing on what takes place within the solar PV cell and how electricity is produced. The type of electrical current and electrical terms and definitions commonly used in the solar energy industry including power, watts, voltage, current, and resistance are presented. Questions? Contact Dr. Edward Franklin at uafrank0@arizona.edu.

Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Emergency Responders is a self-directed certification course designed for emergency response personnel. Participants will gain vital information on bio-security measures and emergency management procedures that are necessary to prevent, contain, and recover an avian influenza outbreak. For more information contact Nathaniel Tablante, University of Maryland at nlt@umd.edu.

The Vermont Backyard Woods Course is designed for homeowners with less than 25 acres who want to learn more about the woods in their backyard: what’s in it, who (wildlife) uses it, and how they can become better caretakers of it.

The course explores the following themes: An Introduction to Your Backyard and Beyond; Getting to Know Your Woods; Backyard Woods Projects; Developing a Backyard Woods Action Plan.

About the Course

• This is an introductory course, designed to give landowners basic skills and connect them to resources available.
• The self-paced course is hosted online and is composed of 4 sections. Each section has videos and activities that are to be completed on your own schedule.
• Participants will be invited to join drop-in webinar sessions with experts.
• There will be two optional in-person walks.

Who should join this course?

• Homeowners who own 5-25 acres.
• Homeowners who want to become more active stewards of their land, but don't know where to start.
• Homeowners who want to learn general ecology in Vermont.

By the end of the program participants will:

• Understand why their backyard woods matter, the benefits it provides, and how it contributes to Vermont’s forest landscape.
• Identify natural history and cultural features in their backyard woods.
• Identify and rank stewardship goals and objectives for their property.
• Develop a stewardship action plan with a project schedule and plan for implementing stewardship activities.
• Increase awareness and connection to resources and organizations available to assist landowners in post-course activities.

Questions?

Contact Gwen Kozlowski at gwen.kozlowski@uvm.edu or 802-651-8343

Basic Radio 101 for North Dakota Emergency Responders is a self-directed course for paid and volunteer people who serve in EMS, law enforcement, firefighting and other first responder activities. Participants will learn how to use their radios appropriately, protocols to follow and how to troubleshoot common problems. For more information, contact Brenda Vossler, N.D. Department of Emergency Services training and exercise officer, at (701) 328-8106 or blvossler@nd.gov. For technical support, contact Becky Koch, (701) 231-7875 or becky.koch@ndsu.edu, with North Dakota State University Agriculture Communication.