AGRN2000 - Organic Field Crop Management

This five module course introduces you to organic principles and practices applied to the production and management of field crops. You will learn how to optimize crop yield and quality in the context of organic farming principles, sustainable soil and nutrient management, and organic certification requirements. Soil and Field Management Practices in Organic Systems details organic methods of building and maintaining soil fertility, preserving soil structure, conserving and recycling nutrients, reducing weed pressure, and reducing outbreaks of pests and disease. Nutrient Management Planning in Organic Systems outlines strategies for optimizing the efficiency of nutrient cycling, improving resource utilization, and minimizing nutrient loss on the farm. Subsequent modules focus on organic production methods of Forages for pasture, hay, silage, cover crops, or green manure; Organic Row Crop Production including cereal row crops (corn, sorghum), root crops (carrots, potatoes), seed legumes (soybean, peas, beans) and others (e.g. hemp); Organic Small Grain Production including winter seeded grains (winter wheat, winter rye) and spring seeded grains (spring wheat, oats and barley).

NOTE: Costs for required texts are not included in the tuition. They must be ordered and paid separately.

Certified Crop Advisor CEU Credits

Course Details

*Tuition rates and fees are in effect until April 30, 2011. NSAC reserves the right to make changes without notice in its published scale of charges for tuition and other fees.

How to Apply

You can take this course either for academic credit or for non-credit. If you take this course for academic credit, you must meet NSAC's admission requirements. You must submit the Admission/Readmission Form with your application and have the last academic institution you attended send a transcript of your marks to NSAC's Registry Office. To take this course for academic credit, follow the steps in the Academic Credit Application Process.

You also have the choice of taking this course for non-credit. If you take the course for non-credit, you are not required to complete assignments, tests or examinations. You will not be issued a grade at the conclusion of the course. To take this course for non-credit, follow the steps in the Non-credit Application Process.

Distance Education

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