2025 Session 1 - IFAS CCA Educational Program - Pest and Crop/Nutrient Managment

Registration for this course begins Monday, June 2rd at 2pm. The enrollment fee is $60.

This UF/IFAS CCA course offers 5.0 CEUs in Pest Management,  4.0 CEUs in Crop Management and 1.0 CEU in Nutrient Management (10 total CEUs). 

**Session II will include 4.0 CEUs in Nutrient Management and 1.0 CEU in Crop Management. At the end of both sessions, all the required 5.0 CEUs can be obtained in each of the areas as always.**

The speakers are drawn from UF faculty across the state and outside as needed, who provide high value and timely information to our professionals, showcasing latest research, priority areas, and emerging topics, and even revisiting basics as necessary.

These sessions are offered through UF/IFAS Extension Online Learning in an on-demand format that can be completed over several months. There is an opportunity to provide comments and offer feedback on each of these presentations. Suggestions on emerging and priority topics are always accepted. The modules will be individually evaluated for effectiveness, clarity, and relevance each time.

The following topics are included in this training session:

Pest Management (5 hours)

• Citrus Invertebrate Pest Identification and Management – Lauren Diepenbrock
• Dragon Fruit Canker in South Florida: Current Management and Future Direction – Pamela Dutra
• IPM and Insect Resistance Management Focusing on Row Crops – Silvana Paula-Moraes
• Management of Asian Citrus Psyllid – Jawwad Qureshi
• Canditatus Liberibacter asiaticus Pathway Inside Diophorina citri, and its Association with Insect Viruses – Amit Levy

Crop (4.0 CEUs)/Nutrient Management (1.0 CEU)

• Optimizing Cultivar Selection and Planting Timing for Edamame Production in South Florida – Xiaoying Li (1.0 CEU - Crop)
• Balancing Crop Productivity and Environmental Health and Sustainable Nutrient Management – Solomon N. Hailegnaw (0.5 CEU - Crop, 0.5 CEU - Nutrient)
• HLB Tolerant Citrus Varieties for Florida Growers – John Chater (0.5 CEU - Crop, 0.5 CEU - Nutrient)
• Cultural Practices for Growing Peaches and Grapes in Florida – Ali Sarkhosh (1.0 CEU - Crop)
• Cover Crops: An Effective Strategy for Weed and Nutrient Management – Miurel Brewer (1.0 CEU - Crop)

For more information please contact (email is the preferred way):

Dr. Rao Mylavarapu

raom@ufl.edu 

Christian Bartell

c.bartell@ufl.edu