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Beekeeping 102: Organic Honey Bee Colony Management
Sections 6
Length 5 hours
Learn organic colony management practices like managing Varroa mites and other pests with IPM methods, and to keep honey bees healthy without hard chemicals.
$139.00
Online Courses
Ag101: Introduction to Agriculture
Sections 9
Length 11 hours
Learn the basics of farms and farming, including crops, livestock, and natural resources, common to Pennsylvania and other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states.
$99.00
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Landscaping Safety: Pesticides
Sections 6
Length 4 hours
Learn about pesticide labels, regulations, and application. Follow procedures for storage, spills, emergencies, and safety precautions. Earn PCH credits.
$19.00
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Employee Landscape Training: Planting, Mulching, and Watering
Sections 2
Length 1 hour, 30 minutes
This course helps landscape businesses train beginner and seasonal employees to inspect and handle nursery stock, dig, edge, mulch, water, and stake trees. Earn PCH credits.
$19.00
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Grant Writing: How to Find Funds and Write a Winning Proposal
Sections 4
Length 4 hours
Write a successful grant proposal. Learn about the grant review process, organizational missions, and public and private funding sources.
$99.00
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Nutrition 101: Healthy Eating Guidelines and Meal Planning
Sections 6
Length 6 hours
In this online course, learn the basics of nutrition, and practical suggestions for creating healthy food choices to improve and maintain your health.
$69.00
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Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
Sections 5
Length 3 hours
This online course for beginning landscapers and home gardeners covers pruning basics: how trees and shrubs grow, when and how to prune, and safety and tools.
$39.00
Online Courses
Growing Raspberries and Blackberries: From Planting to Harvest
Sections 3
Length 7 hours, 30 minutes
This course prepares you to grow berries, from choosing varieties, to planting, to handling pests and diseases. Growing can be rewarding and profitable.
$99.00
Online Courses
Private Wells and Water Systems Management
Sections 5
Length 4 hours
Learn how to identify the proper location, construction, maintenance, testing, and treatment of a water well, spring, or cistern
$39.00
Online Courses
Farmers Market Food Safety
Sections 7
Length 4 hours
Selling food at farmers' markets is popular and profitable. This online course teaches vendors and producers about food safety and preventing foodborne illness.
$39.00
Online Courses
Orchard Management: Site Planning and Preparation
Sections 4
Length 3 hours
This course is designed for beginning and next-generation commercial tree fruit growers. Learn to choose an appropriate orchard site, address climate considerations, and prepare for planting.
$89.00
Online Courses
Plant Health Diagnosis: Assessing Plant Diseases, Pests and Problems
Sections 4
Length 2 hours
Learn a process for diagnosing plant health problems, including signs and symptoms of diseases, pests and insects, and environment or management issues. Earn 4 Category 6, 7, 18, 23, or Private Category credits and a certificate of completion.
$39.00
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Totally Veggies
Sections 6
Length 8 hours
Vegetables are crucial to your health. In this course, learn shopping and storage tips, cooking techniques, helpful videos and handouts, and easy recipes.
$39.00
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Pond Management for Rural and Farm Pond Owners
Sections 6
Length 8 hours
Learn basic pond maintenance and how to address common pond issues including excessive plant and algae growth, nuisance wildlife, and fishery management.
$99.00
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Woodland Stewardship: Management Practices for Landowners
Sections 8
Length 12 hours
Learn about forest ecosystems, management, and stewardship practices, as well as wildlife, water, tree identification and measurement, and legacy planning.
$99.00
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Inaugural ACAP Ag Conservation Con Recap
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Spotted Lanternfly Management Guide
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Roadside Guide to Clean Water
By Jennifer R Fetter
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This article discusses reasons people join local community social media groups and provides best practices for those who manage and moderate those groups.
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Penn State Extension conducted research in 2017 to assess current and future production levels and supply chain actors and identify future potential for local and regional sourcing of ingredients
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Mulching Landscape Trees
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Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to enhance landscape beauty, improve soil conditions, protect plants from foot traffic and lawn equipment, and suppress weeds.
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Choosing a Qualified Pest Management or Lawn Care Company
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When you discover a pest problem in or around your home, such as the spotted lanternfly, the first step is to identify the pest.
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Common Drinking Water Problems and Solutions
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Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden
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Herbaceous (nonwoody) perennial plants add year round interest to any landscape and are a popular choice of plants among gardeners.
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Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator Certification
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Spotted Lanternfly Management Guide
Publication providing comprehensive details on the spotted lanternfly, including identification and life cycle; quarantine and distribution; host range, phenology, and damage; and management.
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Roadside Guide to Clean Water
By Jennifer R Fetter
Recognizing good practices to protect water in your community.
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By Sarah Cornelisse
This article discusses reasons people join local community social media groups and provides best practices for those who manage and moderate those groups.
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By Heather E. Manzo, Maria L Graziani, Molly Berntsen, Rachel Hair, Thy Le An Ngo
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Mulching Landscape Trees
By David R. Jackson
Mulches are materials placed over the soil surface to enhance landscape beauty, improve soil conditions, protect plants from foot traffic and lawn equipment, and suppress weeds.
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How You Can Comply with the Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Regulations
By Emelie Swackhamer
Some tips to help you avoid spreading Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) and be in compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) regulations.
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Tree-of-Heaven
By David R. Jackson, Art Gover, Sarah Wurzbacher
Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is an invasive tree and noxious weed in PA. This article displays images to assist with identification and provides recommendations for control, including a management calendar and treatment and timing table.
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Choosing a Qualified Pest Management or Lawn Care Company
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When you discover a pest problem in or around your home, such as the spotted lanternfly, the first step is to identify the pest.
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Common Drinking Water Problems and Solutions
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Pennsylvania Native Plants for the Perennial Garden
By Constance Schmotzer
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Fruit and Vegetable Marketing for Small-Scale and Part-Time Growers
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Upcoming Workshops
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Tastes of the Garden
When 09/05/2024
Length 2 hours per week for 4 weeks
Join us for a hands-on series that takes you from planting to preparing to tasting a variety of seasonal vegetables and herbs. Discover delicious ideas for using homegrown produce!
$60.00
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Herds and Her: Empowering Women in Dairy
When 06/27/2024
Length 8 hours
Join fellow dairy women for a hands-on, boot-camp style workshop where women in the industry will gain practical knowledge to implement in their dairy operations.
$50.00
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Application of Biosecurity Practices for Small Flocks
When 07/24/2024
Length 2 hours
Join us to learn basic poultry biosecurity practices, access HPAI information, resources, and contacts, and apply tailored measures to your premises.
Free
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Twilight Pond Walk
When 06/24/2024
Length 2 hours
If you are a private pond owner or a member of a lake-based community organization, joining this workshop will teach you everything you need to know about basic pond ecology, water testing, water quality, and more!
$10.00
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Let's Cook Charcuterie Boards
When Multiple Options Available
Length 2 hours
Learn to make charcuterie boards as a fun addition to any occasion with friends and family!
$30.00
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Walk with Watershed Stewards
When 06/27/2024
Length 1 hour, 30 minutes
Take a walk with Master Watershed Stewards, and learn about the watershed landscape you live in!
$5.00
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Farming for Success
When 08/01/2024
Length 6 hours, 45 minutes
Join us for an agronomic field day for farmers, industry representatives, and other agricultural professionals and earn CCA, NM, and MHB Credits.
$10.00
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LIFT (8 Weeks)
When Multiple Options Available
Get motivated, energized, and inspired while increasing your strength, flexibility, and enthusiasm! LIFT's group-based strength-training program can help you gain confidence and improve your body and life.
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Home Food Preservation: Tomatoes and Salsa
When 08/07/2024
Length 2 hours
Learn about today's recommended methods for home food preservation during this in-person event while dispelling food preservation myths and unsafe practices of the past.
$15.00
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Preventive Controls for Human Foods Certification Workshop
When Multiple Options Available
Length 2.5 days
This workshop provides certification to meet FDA requirements for the development and implementation of HACCP based systems as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations.
Starting at $600.00
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ServSafe®
When Multiple Options Available
Length 2 days
Upon successful completion, participants can receive their ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certificate, meeting the PA Department of Agriculture requirements for the Food Employee Certification Act.
$165.00
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Tree Climbing School
When 07/08/2024
Length 4 days
Learn the fundamentals of tree maintenance and how to safely climb trees in this three-day in-person course.
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Management of forest invasives has been a very large problem for me, and I've managed to keep on top of it, but I found the resources offered by extension have been very valuable in that. It is very helpful because if you talk to the professionals who do it, you get a very different view point and in many cases you could be wasting thousands of dollars in doing the wrong thing, or the right thing at the wrong time. I found that having the resources from extension has aided me in many ways.
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Bald Eagle Tree Farm
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Beartown Family Limited Partnership
Penn State has been an integral part of the business since I’ve been here. We do about 3.5 million pounds of fresh sausage a year. We’ve relied on Penn State many times because we do not have the budget to have a full-time person here that deals with food safety or research and development.
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Rice Fruit Company
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