Online Course Offerings

Farm Risk Management Online Certificate
This unique program from the University of Connecticut's (UConn) College of Agriculture focuses on one of today’s most critical topics for the agriculture industry, farm risk management. Farm risk management involves understanding and mitigating factors that can impact agricultural operations, such as climate change, pest management, and financial uncertainties. Through this grant-funded 12-module course you will gain knowledge and strategies to enhance the resilience and sustainability of your farm. Knowledge is the key.

Designed for the Agricultural Industry
Serving livestock farms, dairy farms, crop farms, fruit & vegetable farms, or anyone seeking to develop a farm, this free course is a must for the modern-day farmer. View the listing of modules.

USDA Funded & Free to the Public
UConn’s Farm Risk Management Online Course modules are developed in conjunction with UConn’s College of Agriculture, UConn’s Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning, and UConn’s Academic Program Development & Support unit, and are funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Flexible & Convenient
Take one module or all twelve Farm Risk Management online modules. Learners will receive a course completion certificate for each module completed that can be downloaded and printed.

Courses are self-paced and offered 100% online and asynchronous; you can participate in the course at any time of day from anywhere with an Internet connection.

How to Register
Registration for UConn’s Farm Risk Management Online Course modules is facilitated by UConn’s non-credit online course registration platform. Register Here.

This vegetable production course is designed to benefit beginner vegetable producers who have 0-3 years of vegetable growing experience or no formal training in agriculture. The participants will learn answers to foundational questions about farm business planning, planning and preparing for a vegetable farm, warm and cool-season vegetable production techniques, season extension, identification of biotic and abiotic issues, and marketing.   

Learn more about the course.

Conferences

New England Vegetable & Fruit Conference

December 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2026
DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown, Manchester, New Hampshire

Join hundreds of fellow farmers for three days of learning, networking, and innovation featuring 31 educational sessions, daily farmer-to-farmer discussions, a research poster session, and more than 120 trade show exhibitors. Register by November 30 to take advantage of early bird rates.

Mark your calendars! UConn Extension and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are excited to invite growers, agricultural service providers, educators, students, and researchers, to the 2027 Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Conference for a full day of research-based education, hands-on learning, and peer connection.

Whether you're a longtime grower or just starting out, this is a great chance to learn, connect, and bring new ideas back to your farm.

🗓️ Tuesday, January 12, 2027
📍 UConn Student Union, Storrs, CT

Participant registration and the conference agenda will be available in November.

Trade Show registration open now!

Save the date! Next year's conference is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, January 12th, 2027.

Save the Date! January 20th, 2027
Chrysalis Center, Hartford

This conference provides a great opportunity for farmers to come together with peer farm owners or managers to network and learn together, and ultimately make our farm businesses stronger!