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    University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses new dates announced

    By urbanagnewsApril 25, 2017Updated:April 12, 2018No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Do you have grower staff who are irrigating and fertilizing greenhouse crops, but have not had formal training in horticulture? The University of Florida IFAS Extension can help them make better crop management decisions. For the third year, they will be offering online training courses in English and Spanish starting on June 19, 2017. This year will feature a brand new course, Costing and Profitability.

    Each course runs for 4 weeks, and includes a personalized certificate of completion. Classes are completely online, and include streaming videos, readings, and assignments. They are available any time of the day, and new modules activated each week during the course. To register, visit http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/.

    The schedule of online courses planned for 2017 include:

    Title Dates Level* Fee
    Greenhouse 101 (PDF download) 06/19 – 07/14 * $US199
    Nutrient Management 1 (Intro) (PDF download) 07/24 – 08/18 ** $US199
    Nutrient Management 2 (Advanced) 08/28 – 09/22 *** $US199
    Weed Management 09/25 – 10/20 ** $US199
    Costing and Profitability 10/30 – 12/01 *** $US499

    Level:

    *Introductory: Practical experience but without formal horticultural science education

    **Intermediate: Some experience and training, or entry university level

    ***Advanced: Experienced, well-trained grower, or upper university level


    The first course offered, Greenhouse 101, serves as introduction to the series of online classes offered by the University of Florida. It teaches the underlying horticultural science of plant growth to students who haven’t had a formal training in horticulture. Topics covered are plant parts and functions, photosynthesis and growth, greenhouse technology, flowering, compactness and branching, irrigation, nutrition, and plant health.

     

    For more information:

    Paul Fisher, Ph.D., Rosanna Freyre, Ph.D., Brian Pearson, Ph.D.,      Chris Marble, Ph.D., University of Florida

    Email: greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu.

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