Growers and expert staff in the glasshouse and controlled environment industry can gain a fresh making in plant wellness direction with collaboration from two award - win on-line Extension training programs offer by the University of Florida and Michigan State University .
Over 4,000 grower have already fine-tune from item-by-item courses through the UF / IFAS Extension Greenhouse Training Online and the MSU College of Knowledge program . Under the fresh quislingism , growers who pass five course in plant health in these program can obtain a new certificate of windup that recognizes their training , skills , and allegiance and will help them grow in their careers .
“ We are developing a training programme for horticulture master already work in the manufacture , ” aver Paul Fisher , UF / IFAS environmental horticulture professor , and floriculture Extension medical specialist . “ Online works well for growers who are already survive the ‘ how - to ’ of horticulture but benefit from understand the ‘ why ’ of their decision - devising from the underlie science . ”
Heidi Lindberg , greenhouse and glasshouse pedagogue with MSU Extension , emphasized the office she ’s seen the College of Knowledge program play in work up foundational cognition for newer industry professionals , as well .
“ The on-line floriculture College of Knowledge computer program has provided a panoptic audience from 39 country and 46 U.S. states the introductory knowledge in greenhouse production , ” Lindberg said . “ It has been very successful in training those new to the industry or those changing career . It provide a enceinte foundation that professionals can then use to build real - living experience . ”
The newfangled coaction also has the potency to reach even big audience , thanks not only to its on-line data formatting but also to its bilingual presentation offering .
“ This programme checks off several boxes for modern Extension , ” said Saqib Mukhtar , the UF / IFAS associate dean for Extension , agriculture , and natural resources . “ That include English and Spanish language ; online and available any time of day ; collaboration by leading universities for interior and international impact ; and high - tone training by leading experts . ”
grower must evanesce five of six courses , which include :
agriculturalist ratify up for individual courses through the UF ( hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training ) and MSU websites ( canr.msu.edu/online-college-of-knowledge ) . Email[email protected]once five courses are successfully nail , and growers can receive their certificate of completion at an yearly graduation ceremonial occasion ( the first grad are wait in July 2023 ) .
The first course in the series for 2022 is Nutrient Management Level 1 , which commence on July 11 .
For more information : UF / IFAS[email protected].www.ifas.ufl.edu
