National Continuing Education Program in Sustainable Agriculture
FYI: New Online Course from USDA SARE program:
We are excited to inform you about SARE’s new National Continuing Education Program in Sustainable Agriculture, an online course for Extension and other agricultural professionals.
The course provides a detailed introduction to sustainable agriculture and what it means for farmers, ranchers and communities. Perhaps most important, it explains how sustainable concepts and principles relate to the roles of educators as they try to improve farming and ranching systems.
Learn more at www.sare.org/coreinfo/ceprogram.htm.
In keeping with a 1994 congressional mandate requiring SARE and Extension to train all new agents in sustainable agriculture, we’d like you to encourage your Extension colleagues to take this free, user-friendly, self-paced course. Completing the course should help agents:
- Work even more effectively with clients
- Develop research and education programs that address agricultural sustainability
- Adapt models that worked well for others into programming
- Earn continuing education credits (Certified Crop Advisers only)
The course is presented in an interactive, Web-based format and includes a variety of activities, real-life examples and links to other sites offering information, resources, and assistance to help agents in their work. The course is self-paced so participants can complete it on their own schedules. Â
“Sustainable Agriculture: Basic Principles and Concept Overview” is the first course in a series that will cover subjects such as agroecology, strategic marketing and more. Learn more at www.sare.org or contact us. We have a promotional flyer we’d be glad to send upon request.
- Jill Auburn, SARE director/National Program Leader for Sustainable Ag, jauburn@csrees.usda.gov
- Kim Kroll, SARE associate director, kkroll@sare.org
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