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Sign Up for Self-Paced Online Greenhouse Courses Today!
Growers can now register for the summer session of Michigan State University Extension’s College of Knowledge. There are now five courses in the nationally-award winning series:- Root Zone Management Course
- Biological Control for Greenhouse Growers
- (Spanish) Control Biologico para Cultivadores en Invernaderos
- Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting
- NEW FOR SUMMER ‘18 (Spanish) Iluminacion para Horticola y Invernaderos
The College of Knowledge Online Series was the 2017 National Award Winning Commercial Horticulture Program from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. A total of 460 individuals, representing over 180 million square feet of production area, have taken these courses during the last 3 years. The participants have been from 29 countries, including 37 US States!
These non-credit, pre-recorded online courses are intended for greenhouse and ornamental plant growers and others interested in learning about the fundamentals surrounding: pH and EC management, properties of growing media and their effects on plant nutrition, supplemental and photoperiodic lighting, and introductory biological control topics. The participants will have 3 months to complete the course materials at their own pace. Growers or other interested professionals can participate by signing up for $129 for each course until June 15, 2018. Students will have from June 1 through August 31, 2018, to complete four of the courses. Students taking the brand new Spanish Greenhouse and Horticultural Lighting Course (Iluminación para Hortícola y Invernaderos) will have access to the material from July 1 through September 30, 2018.
Available scholarships and incentives
For the summer 2018 session, there are three scholarships available for each course to those interested but do not have the financial means to take it. Greenhouse growers interested in the scholarship will be able to apply for it upon registering by writing a short paragraph about why you should be awarded this scholarship and how you plan to use the information in your business or professional endeavors. The applicants and winners will be kept confidential. The cost of the course will be reduced to $39.99 for scholarship winners.
Complete the course and be entered to win a $75 gift cards (U.S. residents only). Once students have paid for the course, completed the pre-test, final exam and the post-course evaluation, they will be eligible to be entered in a raffle for a $75 gift cards.
To read more about each course, you can read the following recent articles on the Michigan State University Extension News page:
- Register now for biological control for greenhouse growers online course.
- Registration for online root zone management course now open.
- Registration for online greenhouse and horticultural lighting course now open.
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