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Site Selection and Environment Components

site selection

Students will be able to describe and explain the criteria associated with the selection of an appropriate site for a crop production facility. Students will also describe the differences between crop production structures and the components used to configure the environment within.

Cost to complete the full badge: $499

This badge includes the following microcredentials: 

Facility Site & Selection Considerations

This microcredential focuses on facility site and selection factors.  Students will name and examine the main site considerations that are important in locating a growing facility.

Cost: $149 // Online

Structures & Structural Components

In this microcredential, students will describe the differences between individual growing facilities and the associated interior structural components that are suited for growing specific crops.

Cost: $149 // Online

Growing Environment Management

In this microcredential, students will assess the environmental determinants requiring management and that are essential for culturing a successful greenhouse/warehouse crop.

Cost: $149 // Online

Structural Fixtures & Fittings

This microcredential explores structural fixtures and fittings. Students will describe supplementation of various growing inputs including heating, lighting and irrigation that are required to culture a crop to completion.

Cost: $149 // Online

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A microcredential is a certification of assessed competencies that is additional, alternate, complementary to, or a component of a formal qualification.