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University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses, Weed Management and Hydroponic Vegetable Production

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Our last Greenhouse Training Online courses for 2021!

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Weed Management Course​


Earn CEUs

An intermediate level course that teaches all aspects of weed management in nurseries and greenhouses, including weed identification, developing herbicide programs, and the latest non-chemical methods of weed control that work. Rated 4.5 out of 5 by grower participants.

Hydroponic Vegetable Production Course​


An intermediate level course where you will learn to manage different hydroponics systems, as well as the fundamentals of climate, water, nutrition, and plant health in these systems. The course also teaches business management and food safety. Rated 4.3 out of 5 by grower participants.

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Weed Management runs from October 18 to November 12, 2021, and has been approved for CEUs in the state of Florida. It is taught by Dr. Chris Marble, assistant professor of ornamental and landscape weed management in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. Growers in the course have described him as an instructor who “is very methodical and easy to learn from” who presents “weed management in an in-depth, clear manner.”

Hydroponic Vegetable Production run from October 25 to November 19, 2021. The course is taught by a team of instructors from the University of Florida and Cornell University, which include Bob Hochmuth, Assistant Center Director for the UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center at Live Oak and Regional Specialized Extension Agent for commercial vegetable crops, and Tatiana Sanchez Commercial Horticulture Agent for UF/IFAS in Alachua County. Past participants have liked “how the course walked me through all aspects of hydroponics” and described the instructors as “attentive, responsive, and enthusiastic.”

Each course costs $US249 per participant, with a 20% discount if you register 5 or more. The courses are completely online, and include pre-recorded videos, an interactive discussion board with PhD professors, and quizzes. Course material is available any time of the day in English and in Spanish, and two new modules are activated each week during each course, for a total of 8 learning modules.

Click here to register (http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/) and for more information.

Or contact Greenhouse Training, Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, USA

Email: [email protected].

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