Extension Foundation Online Campus
Agriculture
Courses tagged with "Agriculture"
The goal of this toolbox is to equip agricultural professionals (I.e., ag-educators, extension professionals, crop consultants) with a broad understanding of AI and its potential role in sustainable agriculture, along with knowledge, skills and abilities to strategically communicate about this emerging technology and its risks and opportunities with agricultural audiences.
The instructional video course includes 10 asynchronous lectures and associated activities that can be engaged with at participants' convenience. Participants who complete all modules will receive a certificate of completion from Washington State University's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.
This course is intended to be open, accessible and free-of-charge. No coursework is required for completion. However, the course is available for .3 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with a $10 fee. If you take the course for CEUs, the pre- and post-survey must be completed to receive credit. Instructions for taking the course for CEUs are provided in the opening section of the course.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
- achieve a deeper awareness of AI in both society and sustainable agriculture;
- grow their understanding of the risks and benefits of using AI systems to achieve sustainable agriculture goals;
- develop knowledge of behavioral models predicting AI adoption among different audiences;
- obtain skills in utilizing strategic science communication theory to construct, frame and diffuse messages surrounding AI, its risks and opportunities;
- improve their confidence and abilities to facilitate engagement with AI in sustainable agriculture.
- Presenter: Alex Kirkpatrick
- Presenter: Morgan Lawrence
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
- Teacher: Susan Brouillette
Grass-fed dairy is of growing interest and this online course will walk
you through unique aspects of this production system and as well as
practical considerations before starting a transition. Presented by the
University of Vermont Extension Northwest Crops and Soils Program, the online course will
include recordings of presentations and other educational resources.
- Teacher: Susan Brouillette
- Teacher: Sara Ziegler