COURSE INFORMATION
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Course Description
Irrigated Cropping Systems sets the foundation for managing crops under irrigation. Agronomics and economics of introducing irrigation are discussed.
Learning Outcomes
After completing the module learners will:
• Understand agronomic options and challenges associated with irrigated crop production
• Be able to articulate differences between farm management in dry-land and irrigated production
• Be able to customize agronomic decisions based on various constraints (environment, soil type, water source, distribution method, etc.)
• Describe agronomic risks and strategies for limiting those risks in crop selection, for disease management, fertility, etc.
• Be able to evaluate key economic decisions
Class Outline
All course materials are available online and may be completed asynchronously. The course is divided into four sections, and each section is intended to take between 2 and 4 hours to complete. The intent is that one section is completed per week but learners are free to adjust their pace within the course dates to fit individual schedules. You will need to complete all sections and quizzes by last day of class in order to successfully complete the course.
The first section is available when you begin the course. The section will end with a ten question quiz. Subsequent modules will become available after you achieve an adequate grade of eight points or higher on the quiz. You have completed the course after achieving a grade of 8/10 or higher on the fourth quiz.
Registration
Registration is $300 + taxes. You will be contacted by email once your registration has been processed with instructions for accessing the course materials. This may take up to 5 business days.
Refund Policy
You may withdraw from a course up to 5 days after the registration fee has been paid and receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation fee as long as the course material has not been accessed.
Refund Policy: You may withdraw from a course up to 5 days after the registration fee has been paid and receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation fee as long as the course material has not been accessed.