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$19.00
Employee Landscape Training: Pruning Basics
Sections 6Length 2 hours, 30 minutesThis course helps landscape businesses train beginner and seasonal employees in pruning trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants, and apply the skills at work. Earn PCH credits. - Online Courses
$19.00
Employee Landscape Training: New Lawn Establishment
Sections 1Length 30 minutesThis course helps landscape businesses train beginner and seasonal employees to prepare, till, grade, fertilize, seed, mow and water new lawns and turfgrass. Earn PCH credits. - Online Courses
$19.00
Employee Landscape Training: Planting, Mulching, and Watering
Sections 2Length 1 hour, 30 minutesThis course helps landscape businesses train beginner and seasonal employees to inspect and handle nursery stock, dig, edge, mulch, water, and stake trees. Earn PCH credits. - Online Courses
$19.00
Employee Landscape Training: Symptoms and Signs of Plant Health Problems
Sections 4Length 2 hoursThis course helps businesses train employees to recognize symptoms and signs of stress in plants, including damage and diseases. Earn 4 PDA Category 6, 18, 23, or Private credits. Earn PCH credits. - Online Courses
$19.00
Employee Landscape Training: Introduction to Soils
Sections 3Length 2 hoursThis course helps landscape businesses train beginner and seasonal employees to identify soil properties, fertilize and amend soils, and grade, level, and fill. Earn PCH credits. - Online Courses
$49.00
On-Farm Milk Culturing for Mastitis Control
Sections 3Length 1 hourDairy producers learn how to conduct initial mastitis testing, and how to culture milk to identify bacteria and determine the cause of the mastitis. - Online Courses
Free
Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training for Businesses: Maryland
Sections 3Length 2 hoursThe invasive insect spotted lanternfly threatens the U.S. economy and environment. Businesses operating in quarantine zones must have permits to move equipment and goods within and out of the zones. - Online Courses
Free
Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training for Businesses: New Jersey
Sections 3Length 2 hoursThe invasive insect spotted lanternfly threatens the U.S. economy and environment. Businesses operating in quarantine zones must have permits to move equipment and goods within and out of the zones. - Online Courses
$25.00
Keeping Pesticides Out of Groundwater
Sections 3Length 1 hourLearn about groundwater and contamination, how to manage pesticide applications and spills, and how to protect groundwater. Earn 2 PDA core credits. - Online Courses
$149.00
Agronomy Scout School: Crop Scouting Fundamentals
Length 20 hoursLearn field scouting fundamentals for corn, soybeans, forages, and small grains. Learn about equipment, growth stages, calculations, and pest and disease identification. - Online Courses
$99.00
Grazing 101: Sustainable Pasture Management for Livestock
Sections 7Length 12 hoursLearn how to sustainably manage beef cattle, sheep, and meat goats on pasture. Understand the variables concerning grazing systems, paddocks, fencing, and forage quality. - Online Courses
$99.00
Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write a Winning Proposal
Sections 4Length 4 hoursWrite a successful grant proposal. Learn about the grant review process, organizational missions, and public and private funding sources. - Online Courses
$15.00
Problem Weeds in Field Crops: Managing Perennials
Sections 2Length 30 minutesLearn management and herbicide use for perennial weeds such as multiflora rose, bindweeds and hemp dogbane. Earn 1 PDA Category 1, Category 18, or Private credit. - Online Courses
$15.00
Problem Weeds in Field Crops: Managing Annuals and Biennials
Sections 2Length 30 minutesLearn management and herbicide use for weeds such as lambsquarters, Palmer amaranth, foxtails and crabgrass. Earn 1 PDA Category 1, 18, or Private credit. - Online Courses
$119.00
Orchard Management: Cultivars, Rootstocks, and Training Systems
Sections 4Length 8 hoursThis course is designed for beginning and next-generation commercial tree fruit growers. Learn how to select cultivars and rootstocks, and how to plan your training and support systems. - Online Courses
$19.00
Sanitary Transport of Human and Animal Food
Sections 4Length 1 hour, 30 minutesThis online course meets the training requirements for the FDAs ruling on the Sanitary Transportation Regulation for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). - Online Courses
Free
Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training for Businesses: Pennsylvania
Sections 3Length 2 hoursSpotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that can damage many crops. Learn best practices to stop its spread. Businesses operating in the quarantine zone must have permits to move equipment and goods within and out of the zone. - Online Courses
$25.00
Japanese Beetle Management
Sections 2Length 1 hourLearn to recognize the damage Japanese beetles do to turfgrass and ornamental plants, and how to manage infestations. Earn 2 PDA Category 6, 7, 18, 23, or Private credits. - Online Courses
$69.00
Nutrition 101: Healthy Eating Guidelines and Meal Planning
Sections 6Length 6 hoursIn this online course, learn the basics of nutrition, and practical suggestions for creating healthy food choices to improve and maintain your health. - Online Courses
$15.00
Pesticide Sprayer Cleanup
Sections 2Length 30 minutesLearn why, where, and how to clean your sprayer, including cleaning steps and rinsate disposal. Earn 1 PDA core credit. - Online Courses
$15.00
Forage Weed Management
Sections 2Length 30 minutesLearn to identify and manage pasture and hayfield weeds with integrated weed management and herbicides. Earn 1 PDA Category 1, 18, or Private credit. - Online Courses
$59.00
Business Transitions: Family Farm and Business Succession Planning
Sections 8Length 6 hoursLearn what to consider and how to communicate about succession, retirement, and estate planning; property transfers; and avoiding unnecessary taxes and costs. - Online Courses
$39.00
Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Sections 5Length 3 hoursBeginner landscapers and home gardeners learn pruning basics: how trees and shrubs grow; when and how to prune; and safety and tools. - Online Courses
$39.00
Totally Veggies
Sections 6Length 8 hoursVegetables are crucial to your health. In this course, learn shopping and storage tips, cooking techniques, helpful videos and handouts, and easy recipes. - Online Courses
$89.00
Orchard Management: Site Planning and Preparation
Sections 4Length 3 hoursThis course is designed for beginning and next-generation commercial tree fruit growers. Learn to choose an appropriate orchard site, address climate considerations, and prepare for planting.
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