Certified Crop Advisor Exam Prep Course 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 The Certified Crop Advisor Exam Review Course is a self-paced program that runs for 10 months (304 days) from the date of enrollment. Facilitation Basics for Research and Extension Professionals 01/05/26 - 02/06/26 Setting the groundwork for successful facilitation Facilitation Convergent Tools for Research & Extension Professionals 03/09/26 - 04/03/26 Focusing to action with facilitation tools Facilitation Divergent Tools for Research & Extension Professionals 02/09/26 - 03/06/26 Creating possibilities using convergent facilitation tools FBI Academic Biosecurity Workshop 10/20/25 - 10/20/25 10/21/25 - 10/21/25 Topics discussed during the biosecurity overview include Biosafety vs. Biosecurity, Dual-use Research, Intellectual Property Protection, Importance of Cybersecurity for Biosecurity, Workplace Violence / Insider Threat Mitigation, Balancing Biosecurity with Research Needs and the FBI WMD Coordinator Program. Finances and the Farm - Education Only 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Finances and the Farm: An online class to enhance your farm management skills. This hands-on and self-paced course is designed for education purposes and does not fulfill Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrower's requirements. Finances and the Farm - FSA Credit 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Finances and the Farm: An online class to enhance your farm management skills. This hands-on and self-paced course is designed to fulfill Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrower's financial and production requirements. Growing Growers - Starting a sustainable vegetable farm 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Learn the necessary skills for starting and maintaining an urban or peri-urban vegetable farm Inquiry Based Science using Kansas Agroecosystems 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 This course covers the basics of inquiry-based agriculture education pedagogy, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the identification of common crops in Kansas, with an emphasis on resources for hands-on teaching using the Kansas Corn kits for classrooms and the Kansas Soybean. Participants will demonstrate the ability to apply NGSS science standards to agriculture ecosystems in science education. Introduction to Entomology 07/01/25 - 07/25/26 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 This course covers the basics of insect morphology, classification and identification; an overview of the major areas of insect biology; an overview of economic entomology as it applies to plants, animals, and Humans. Risk Management on the Farm 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 K-State Research and Extension recognizes the uncertainty that farmers and ranchers are experiencing due to fluctuating grain and input prices. More than ever, risk management of the operation is critical to long-term sustainability. This course will teach principles of determining cost of production, developing a marketing plan, evaluating crop insurance options, and participating in farm programs (ARC/PLC). Participants will work with a case farm to apply these topics to a real-world farming operation through hands-on, self-graded activities. The goal is for participants to acquire risk management skills they can apply directly to their own farming operations. The bulk of this course focuses on risk management for row-crop farming operations but also includes similar risk management principles for beef cow/calf operations. Other special topics will include managing stress and being resilient in tough times, and communicating effectively with family members. Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Registration is not available at this time. The Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Program trains and deploys resource professionals across the country to better serve rural grocers through business transitions This professional development opportunity is intended for resource providers who support rural communities.

Certified Crop Advisor Exam Prep Course 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 The Certified Crop Advisor Exam Review Course is a self-paced program that runs for 10 months (304 days) from the date of enrollment.

Facilitation Basics for Research and Extension Professionals 01/05/26 - 02/06/26 Setting the groundwork for successful facilitation

Facilitation Convergent Tools for Research & Extension Professionals 03/09/26 - 04/03/26 Focusing to action with facilitation tools

Facilitation Divergent Tools for Research & Extension Professionals 02/09/26 - 03/06/26 Creating possibilities using convergent facilitation tools

FBI Academic Biosecurity Workshop 10/20/25 - 10/20/25 10/21/25 - 10/21/25 Topics discussed during the biosecurity overview include Biosafety vs. Biosecurity, Dual-use Research, Intellectual Property Protection, Importance of Cybersecurity for Biosecurity, Workplace Violence / Insider Threat Mitigation, Balancing Biosecurity with Research Needs and the FBI WMD Coordinator Program.

Finances and the Farm - Education Only 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Finances and the Farm: An online class to enhance your farm management skills. This hands-on and self-paced course is designed for education purposes and does not fulfill Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrower's requirements.

Finances and the Farm - FSA Credit 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Finances and the Farm: An online class to enhance your farm management skills. This hands-on and self-paced course is designed to fulfill Farm Service Agency (FSA) borrower's financial and production requirements.

Growing Growers - Starting a sustainable vegetable farm 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 Learn the necessary skills for starting and maintaining an urban or peri-urban vegetable farm

Inquiry Based Science using Kansas Agroecosystems 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 This course covers the basics of inquiry-based agriculture education pedagogy, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the identification of common crops in Kansas, with an emphasis on resources for hands-on teaching using the Kansas Corn kits for classrooms and the Kansas Soybean. Participants will demonstrate the ability to apply NGSS science standards to agriculture ecosystems in science education.

Introduction to Entomology 07/01/25 - 07/25/26 07/01/25 - 06/30/26 This course covers the basics of insect morphology, classification and identification; an overview of the major areas of insect biology; an overview of economic entomology as it applies to plants, animals, and Humans.

Risk Management on the Farm 01/01/25 - 12/31/25 K-State Research and Extension recognizes the uncertainty that farmers and ranchers are experiencing due to fluctuating grain and input prices. More than ever, risk management of the operation is critical to long-term sustainability. This course will teach principles of determining cost of production, developing a marketing plan, evaluating crop insurance options, and participating in farm programs (ARC/PLC). Participants will work with a case farm to apply these topics to a real-world farming operation through hands-on, self-graded activities. The goal is for participants to acquire risk management skills they can apply directly to their own farming operations. The bulk of this course focuses on risk management for row-crop farming operations but also includes similar risk management principles for beef cow/calf operations. Other special topics will include managing stress and being resilient in tough times, and communicating effectively with family members.

Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Registration is not available at this time. The Rural Grocery Transition Specialist Program trains and deploys resource professionals across the country to better serve rural grocers through business transitions This professional development opportunity is intended for resource providers who support rural communities.