Short Courses in Horticulture

Safe Work / Pesticide Application

(Assiniboine Community College)

Learn about different aspects of attitudes on safety in the use of pesticides in the horticulture industry. Topics include: basic chemistry; legislation and regulations; labeling; toxicity; handling practices; environmental protection; pest management; application equipment; emergency response; and public relations.

Offered in Terms 1, 2 and 3.

Required texts:

1)  Toward Human Sustainability in Agriculture
Edited by James A. Dosman, M.D., R.R.C.P.(C), Helen H. McDuffied, Ph.D., Centre for Agriculture Medicine, University of Saskatchewan 1994
Approximate cost: $7+ GST;

2)  Production Recommendations for Greenhouse Floriculture, Publication 370 Agdex #290, ISBN 1492-6512
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Approximate cost: $22+ GST

3)  Growing Greenhouse Vegetables, Publication 371 Agdex #371, ISBN 1492-6601, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,
Approximate cost: $22 + GST

Call the ACC Bookstore at 1-800-862-6307, ext. 6788 to order textbooks.

Registration Information

Tuition: $475 (+ GST)
Material Fee: $40 (+ GST)

To register for this Prairie Horticulture Certificate course call:

  • 1-800-661-6537 (Ext. 4677 or Ext. 7956) or
  • (403) 556-4677 or
  • (403) 556-7956

or print the Registration form and fax to (403) 556-4705.