Full course description
This course's start date is TBD. You may register for the course and will be updated once it starts in August 2026.
This course ends December 31st, 2026. The enrollment fee is $60.
This UF/IFAS CCA course offers 5.0 CEUs in Crop Management, 5.0 CEUs in Pest Management.
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:
Crop Management (5.0 CCA CEUs)
- Growing, managing, and breeding tropical fruits in Florida – Jugpreet Singh
- Use of drones in agriculture: case of cranberry – Giverson Mupambi
- Advances in soil and plant nutrient management for Florida citrus production – Shankar Shrestha
- Plant nutritional diagnosis: conventional methods, DRIS, CND and the accuracy of nutrional norms – Edilaine Traspadini
- Blackberry in north Florida: production, plant care, nutrient management and research update – Shahid Iqbal
Pest Management (5.0 CCA CEUs)
- Integrated pest management in Florida agronomic crops – Isaac Esquivel
- Developing an integrated pest management program for chilli thrips and spider mites in strawberry – Sriyanka Lahiri
- Pest and disease management in vegetable crops – Sanju Kunwar
- Citrus canker management in the groves – Ozgur Batuman
- Biological pest control for citrus production systems – Jawwad Qureshi
For more information please contact (email is the preferred way):
Dr. Davie M. Kadyampakeni
Christian Bartell