SSARE Integrated Pest Management for Organic Crops Course

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This course is designed to achieve widespread incorporation of the principles and practices of sustainable agriculture in the training provided to agricultural professionals in the Southern Region. The Web-based course builds on the basic curricula provided by the National SARE Curriculum Project.

Course modules include:

Cultural Practices for Managing Crop Diseases
Cultural Practices for Managing Insect Pests
Cultural Practices for Managing Weeds
Overview of Biologically-Based IPM
Biological Control of Diseases
Biological Control of Insect Pests
Biological Control of Weeds
Overview of Monitoring & ID Techniques for Insect Pests, Weeds & Diseases
Use of Approved Pesticides in Organic Production
How to Conduct On-Farm Organic Pest Management Research

The course is free, self-guided and self-paced so you can complete them on your own schedule.

ENROLL NOW in Integrated Pest Management for Organic Crops at the eXtension online campus. To access the course, you must first register as a student in the eXtension campus site, and then enroll in this specific course.

Once you have set up your account, you can bookmark the eXtension campus home page and go there directly to log in when you are ready to start or continue the course. You don't need to come back to this page. Detailed information about the course, technological requirements, navigation, and continuing education credits are available at the course home page.

After you log in to the eXtension campus, click on Courses → Agriculture category → Sustainable Agriculture sub-category. Click on the course title.

Enjoy the course!

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