2025 Greenhouse Training Online Continues with ‘Weed Management’

By UF/IFAS News|October 8, 2025

2025 Greenhouse Training Online – ‘Weed Management’. | UF/IFAS

‘Weed Management’ starts on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, and is the next course in the Greenhouse Training Online series from the University of Florida IFAS Extension (UF/IFAS). This intermediate-level course is designed for those with some training or entry-level university experience in production, technical, or sales roles in the greenhouse or nursery industry.

‘Weed Management’ Course Topics

Course participants will learn about:

Calibrating sprayers and granular application equipment to avoid crop injury.
How potting media, irrigation, fertilization, and more, affect weed growth and herbicide performance.
New non-chemical methods of weed control.
Reducing hand weeding and herbicide costs.
The development of herbicide programs.
Weed identification.

‘Weed Management’ Schedule and Registration

The ‘Weed Management’ course runs from Nov. 3–Dec. 5, 2025, and is part of the Plant Health Professional Certificate. Available in English and Spanish, all course material is completely online and available at any time of the day. It includes pre-recorded videos, quizzes, and an interactive discussion board with Dr. Chris Marble, Associate Professor of Ornamental and Landscape Weed Management in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida. Two new modules are activated each week during the course, for a total of eight learning modules. Instruction is at each participant’s own pace and time within the four weeks of the course, with a typical time commitment of about five hours per week. Register online at http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/training/.

For more information, including discounts for registering multiple staff, email training staff at [email protected].