This course provides the skills and knowledge needed for agricultural and livestock producers to perform essential work safely in an area that may be subject to an evacuation order during an emergency incident. It provides foundational information to aid in decision-making.  Topics include training on incident response, fire terminology and symbols, fire behavior, fuel, topography, weather, hazards, safety, risk management, entrapment avoidance, and disaster preparedness. This training is designed to satisfy the curriculum requirements for livestock (and plant agriculture if applicable) producers eligible for livestock pass programs described in Section 2350 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The curriculum is intended to provide for the initial certification as well as the continuing education or recertification of livestock producers eligible for livestock pass programs and expands on the curriculum developed by the state fire marshal to meet. Please check with your county program to determine if an online training, and specifically this training will satisfy the requirements of your local county livestock or ag pass program policies.  

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

Course Name: AH003-Controlled Environment Food Production

Introduction to different types of controlled environment food production. Topics covered will include infrastructure requirements, control of environmental factors, and examples of production using the following systems: • Hydroponic • Aquaponics • Mushroom Cultivation Questions? Contact Dr. Ursula Schuch at uschuch@arizona.edu.

Course Name: AH005-Landscape Management  

Contact Dr. Ursula Schuch at uschuch@u.arizona.edu with any questions. 

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:

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 Kara Salazar (salazark@purdue.edu)

The fee for the full series (101, 201, Exam) is $200.  Click this button to purchase and enroll in this series of courses:

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.