UF’s online training course in irrigation water quality, treatment begins this month
The third course in University of Florida’s Greenhouse Training Online courses, about irrigation water quality and treatment starts Aug. 12.
Irrigation is at the heart of plant production and the quality of that irrigation water will have a profound effect on your production efficiency. Irrigation Water Quality and Treatment will teach you to interpret water quality tests for irrigation of greenhouse and nursery crops, select appropriate water treatment technologies, and design a water treatment and monitoring system. It is designed for people with some experience or entry university level, who are in production, technical or sales role for greenhouse and nursery crops.
Irrigation Water Quality and Treatment is offered every other year, so make sure you participate in 2024, joining past participants who have said the course “provided strong understanding of current technologies of water treatment ranging from simple filtration to complex constructed wetlands.”
The course is offered in English and Spanish from Aug. 14 to Sept. 3, 2024. There is a cost per participant, with a 20% discount if you register five or more staff. All course material is completely online and available at any time of the day, and includes pre-recorded videos, an interactive discussion board with Ph.D. professors and quizzes. Two new modules are activated each week during the course, for a total of 8 learning modules. Instruction is at your own pace and time within the 4 weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about 6 hours per week. Click here to register.
Irrigation Water Quality and Treatment is one of seven courses that counts towards the Plant Health Professional certificate offered by University of Florida UF IFAS Extension (UF Greenhouse Training Online) and the Michigan State University Floriculture Program Extension (MSU Online College of Knowledge) to help greenhouse clientele grow their career in plant health management.
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