Can your grower staff benefit from additional training in order to make better crop management decisions? University of Florida IFAS Extension can help with four-week online training courses in English and Spanish. The first courses of the year, Greenhouse 101 and Costing & Profitability, start on June 4. To register, visit hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training.
Each course is 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. Graduates receive a personalized certificate of completion.
Online course schedule for 2018:
| Course Name | Dates | Level* | Fee |
| Greenhouse 101 | Jun 4 – Jun 29 | • | $US199 |
| Costing & Profitability | Jun 4 – Jun 29 | ••• | $US499 |
| Nutrient Management 1 (Introduction) | Jul 2 – Jul 27 | •• | $US199 |
| Weed Management | Jul 30 – Aug 24 | •• | $US199 |
| Nutrient Management 2 (Advanced) | Sep 3 – Sep 28 | ••• | $US199 |
| Disease Management (REVISED) | Oct 1 – Oct 26 | •• | $US199 |
| Water Quality and Treatment (NEW) | Nov 5 – Dec 7 | ••• | $US199 |
| Introduction to Hydroponics (NEW) | Jan 14 – Feb 9 2019 | • | $US199 |
*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
Greenhouse 101 teaches the underlying horticultural science of plant growth to growers who lack 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.
Costing & Profitability is an advanced course for experienced growers. It will help you develop the skills to accurately estimate production cost and profit for your greenhouse or nursery business.
Join the 850 growers who have successfully graduated from Greenhouse Training Online courses, and have said: “these course helped fill in knowledge gaps and provided reference materials that I will use moving forward” and “these course are very well crafted by growers for growers.”
This year features two new courses, Water Quality and Treatment and an Introduction to Hydroponics, as well as the return of Disease Management.
For more information, including discounts for registering multiple staff, email: greenhousetraining@ifas.ufl.edu
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