In this course, we will cover the basics of Online Learning Design,  participants will create or work on a course of their own. No prior experience needed, but coming with ideas of a project to develop will make this more useful. Work will be required in between sessions.

Presented in collaboration with Miner Institute, this course will cover basic principles of dairy cattle nutrition and their application within dairy herd management.  

This course is designed primarily for early career nutritionists and allied industry professionals seeking a more comprehensive foundation in the principles of dairy cattle nutrition.

This course is reserved for QMPS Internship Students

During the World Wars, communities came together to grow Victory Gardens.Today, we are facing a very different kind of global war -- one that calls us to stay at home instead of fighting overseas. However, there is still much that we can learn and do during our time in quarantine. Inspired by the historic efforts of the Victory Gardeners, Ontario County CCE is launching Just Plant It: COVID-19 Victory Gardens course. We want to empower our community to learn how to grow their own food and share it with others in the community. This course provides participants with step-by-step instruction about how to start and manage a small garden. This course is open to anyone, and participants will have access to course material and the option to have questions answered by Home and Grounds Educator Russell Welser.

This pilot course for Master Gardener Volunteer preparation and continuing education will be offered to active volunteers of Broome and Tioga Counties throughout the winter months of 2021.  The intent of this pilot course is to review the content of the modules and give feedback in order to improve the course for future use in training new volunteers in the core curriculum.

Putnam County - Master Gardener Volunteers Basic Training

The Garden-Based Learning Library is an online community where CCE educators can connect around horticulture resources for their regional and local Extension programming especially the core preparation and advance training of Master Gardener Volunteers.

Purpose

Examine the basics of permaculture design and learn the potential for ecological design on a multitude of scales and contexts. Particpants will study the foundational ethics, principles, and planning tools to design ecological sites in the context of their local ecosystem and future climate change.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define permaculture and describe examples of permaculture sites
• Apply permaculture ethics and principles to a variety of contexts
• Discuss impacts of climate change and adaption strategies
• Consider appropriate use of energy and technology in sustainable systems
• Understand a range of multi-purpose plants and design multi-kingdom polycultures

The purpose of this permaculture course in the series is to cultivate ecological literacy by looking at the complex symbiotic relationships in both natural and cultivated systems. Students will explore and apply systems thinking to their own gardens, farms, and backyards.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Define permaculture and describe key elements of permaculture systems.
• Read the patterns of natural landscapes and apply them to design. 
• Discover living soil and how to regenerate and maintain soil health. 
• Apply water harvesting techniques and mitigate water issues. 
• Appreciate the role of trees and forests in productive conservation systems. 
• Describe the important role of animals and aquatic systems in permaculture.

This course is one of three that we offer in permaculture design. (Read more about Permaculture Design: Fundamentals of Ecological Design and Permaculture Design: Design Practicum. 

The key objective for the 4.5-week long Practicum is to create a proposed design for your site based from goals and assessments made in previous coursework. Assessments and goals will be reviewed, refined, and amended. Design activities will spur creative solutions and direction for you proposal based on permaculture design principles. The final outcome of this class is a presentation portfolio of your proposed design. After completing all three classes, you will submit your final portfolio for your Permaculture Design Certificate.

Prerequisite:
Permaculture I: Fundamentals of Ecological Design
 or
Permaculture Design II: Ecosystem Mimicry

FACTS ABOUT this Module: This module is approved in New York for 0.75 Core recertification credit. You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 0.75 hour. The credits are earned after completing the Pre-Test, reading and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. The last thing is to click on the certificate function. A temporary certificate generated. An official certificate will be mailed to you.

Goals of This Module

• Understand the life cycle of bed bugs and how they appear at each life stage.
• Learn the basic biology of bed bugs
• Learn about bed bug behaviors that affect control

FACTS ABOUT this Module: This module is approved in New York for 1 Core recertification credit. You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 1 hour. The credits are earned after completing the Pre-Test, reading and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. The last thing is to click on the certificate function. A temporary certificate generated. An official certificate will be mailed to you.

The words "environment" and "ecology" have been increasingly in the news. Man is beginning to fear that his daily activities may be limiting the future use of resources. Pesticide use and drift can affect air quality; pesticides in the food chain can threaten wildlife populations; and soil may no longer be suitable for optimal crop production. Pesticides are now recognized to be non-point sources of water pollution. As a result, pesticide practices are being watched closely. As pesticide applicators, it is important to do your job carefully by both controlling pest populations and at the same time protecting the environment from the potential adverse effects of pesticide use.

Goals of This Module

• Understand the dangers of pesticides in the environment and what causes them.
• Be familiar with how pesticides pollute groundwater and what steps can be taken to prevent it.
• Understand how pesticides persist in the environment.

FACTS ABOUT this Module: This module is approved in New York for 1 Core recertification credit. You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 1 hour. The credits are earned after completing the Pre-Test, reading and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. The last thing is to click on the certificate function. A temporary certificate generated. An official certificate will be mailed to you.

Pesticides can enter the body through the skin, the eyes, the mouth, and the lungs.The most common cause of pesticide poisoning for applicators is through skin contact. Some pesticides enter the body through the skin quite readily. Concentrates can be especially dangerous. Some parts of the body absorb pesticides extremely fast and need extra protection. Two such areas are the head and the scrotum. Most of a pesticide spilled on your skin is absorbed in the first few minutes. If any pesticide is spilled on you, wash it off immediately. It is best to avoid direct contact with pesticides by wearing the proper protective clothing. The pesticide label will tell you what protective equipment is necessary.

Goals of This Chapter

• Understand the importance of personal protective equipment worn during pesticide application.
• Understand why there are different fabrics and materials used to protect applicators and how they differ.
• Learn the importance of and method for layering protective clothing.
• Learn the basics of respirators and their use.

FACTS ABOUT this Module: This module is approved in New York for 1 Core recertification credit. You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 1 hour. The credits are earned after completing the Pre-Test, reading and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. The last thing is to click on the certificate function. A temporary certificate generated. An official certificate will be mailed to you.

As an applicator you have two disposal problems. First you must safely dispose of surplus pesticides concentrated or tank mixed that you have no use for or cannot store. Secondly, you must safely dispose of empty pesticide containers. Careless disposal practices are a common cause of pesticide misuse and environmental contamination. Take the time to dispose of surplus pesticides and empty containers carefully and legally. Never give empty containers away for any purpose.

Goals of This Chapter

• Learn the importance of preventing pesticide surplus.
• Know what to do in case you have a pesticide surplus.
• Understand and learn the steps taken to properly dispose of pesticide containers.
• Learn proper procedure for triple-rinsing containers and equipment.

Introduction: Welcome to the herbicide-resistant weeds training lessons, provided by the Weed Science Society of America. Herbicide resistance education and training are critical for advancing the adoption of diverse weed management programs to delay and mitigate the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds. This training lesson was developed by a team of weed scientists in an effort to provide to you, the agronomist, consultant, retailer or distributor, and interested grower, the most current information on herbicide resistance in weeds.

FACTS ABOUT this Module: You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 1 hour. The credits are earned after completing the Pre-Test, reading and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. The last thing is to click on the certificate function. A temporary certificate will be generated. An official certificate will be mailed to you.

Successful completion of this module will earn you 1 recertification credit for New York State DEC certified pesticide applicators in categories .....

Here’s how it works:

1. First, sign the course roster.
2. Then, take the pre-test.
3. Next, read the 'Current Status of Herbicide Resistance in Weeds' unit.
4. Then take the post-test. You have as many tries as you need to score 80% or higher.
5. Finally click on the "Course Completion Certificate" This is a must! Clicking here informs the course sponsor that you have finished the course requirements so we can send you an official certificate.

This lesson presents an introduction to herbicide resistance in weeds. By the end of this lesson, you will: 

• understand the need for managing herbicide resistance
• know the current status of herbicide resistance in weeds within the USA and around the world.

Please sign the roster:

Biological control is the use of natural organisms to help us control pests. These helpful organisms can be insects, bacteria, fungi, and others, but this module focuses on insect biocontrol.

Integrated tick management (ITM) is a multifaceted approach to management of tick populations, including reduction of tick habitat, landscape management, tick-targeted chemical control, and host-targeted control. This course will review available tick control strategies, discuss the evidence-base behind these strategies for reducing tick abundance and tick-borne disease burden, and review challenges and barriers to effective tick control in real-world settings.

At the end of this module, the student will:

• Explain how tick biology and behavior informs approaches to control.
• Identify control strategies targeting ticks, hosts, and environment/habitat.
• Identify challenges to effective tick control.
• Evaluate the efficacy of various control strategies to reduce tick abundance and to reduce tick-borne disease public health burden.
• Describe the one health framework for addressing the threat of ticks and tick-borne disease.

This module discusses integrated pest management for insect pests of field corn. It focuses on correct insect pest identification, lifecycles, and management strategies that can be employed.

A narrated Powerpoint presentation by Chuck Mohler of the Department of Crop and Soil Science at Cornell University that covers cultivation equipment and timing, and how to best integrate cultivation in an overall weed management program for field crops and vegetables.

This topic is approved in New York for 1 core re-certification credit. You must be logged in and working in the course activities for a minimum of 1 hour. The credit is earned after completing the Pre-Test, watching videos, readings, and studying the content of the module, then successfully completing the Post-Test. A temporary certificate will be created with an official certificate mailed to the participant.

Participants who complete this course will gain an understanding of the basic biology of the latest invasive species to hit the eastern United States, spotted lanternfly. An overview is provided of why everyone should be concerned with the potential damage spotted lanternfly can cause to forests, agriculture and tourism industries as well as our quality of life. This course covers spotted lanternfly biology and identification, pathways and spread and monitoring and management strategies currently available for this pest.

A look at all the aspects of IPM methods for sweet corn in the Northeast.

Collaborative Work Space for the Strategic Plan Team that is focused on Refining Goal Statements & Creating Measurable Outcomes