Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate

UFV's Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate provides you with a solid foundation to prepare you to enter the horticulture industry. The program emphasizes principles and practices of horticultural crop production, protection, and maintenance that are in line with sustainability, food security, and environmentally responsible agricultural production techniques.Topics include:Introduction to agribusiness principles,Horticulture skills and techniques,Plant identification,Greenhouse production,Nursery production and propagation.Integrated pest diagnosis and treatment,Fruit and vegetable crop production,Soil analysis and fertility,Farm and safety equipment.As a student, you are actively involved in practical, hands-on activities in the Agriculture Technology department greenhouses and on the UFV campus.,The one-year Horticulture Crop Production and Protection certificate transfers completely to the two-year Agriculture Technology diploma, Horticulture Crop Production and Protection option. Some credits may also transfer to other two-year programs in horticulture. Qualifying students may also be eligible to receive the equivalent of Year I apprenticeship in production horticulture.