Landscape Horticulture and Technology
for Sustainable Agriculture
To develop environmentally benign, resource conserving, and economically viable local agriculture through progressive technologies and market innovations. Emphasis on integrated pest management and environmental biotechnologies.

Our Gardening Factsheets online are helping gardeners everywhere grow and maintain the perfect garden.

Our Plant Protection Clinic offers identification of plant insects, weeds and plant/turf diseases, and provides practical remedies and controls. For a small fee, samples can be dropped off or mailed to the CEEC for diagnosis.

The URI CE Master Gardener Program is a prestigious designation given only to those who successfully train in various aspects of plant science and complete a volunteer internship of 50 hours of volunteer work as part of the Master Gardener Program of the Cooperative Extension Education Center.

The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension GreenShare Program provides scientifically accurate and environmentally sound information on management of suburban and urban landscapes. Integrated pest management, pollution prevention and sustainable landscaping are the guiding principles of all GreenShare programs. GreenShare focuses on use of native and pest resistant plants to minimize pesticide use and reduce risks associated with exotic invasives. The program targets all audiences involved with these landscapes from growers and landscapers to retail garden centers and homeowners. GreenShare Programs are coordinated by staff at the URI Cooperative Extension Education Center in cooperation with faculty and staff from the Departments of Plant Sciences and Natural Resources Science and the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association.

Pesticide Applicator Training Program
In Rhode Island and other states, individuals that apply Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP's) pesticides (insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, herbicides and other pesticides) in the course of their business are required to obtain a Rhode Island Pesticide Applicator License.

Farmers are required to obtain a Rhode Island Private Applicator Certification if they will be applying RUP's in the production of crops. Dealers that will be selling RUP's must obtain a Rhode Island Pesticide Dealers License.

The steps in licensing and certifying involve attending classes, passing written exams, providing proof of the adequate amounts of pesticide insurance and conforming to several other requirements of the Rhode Island Pesticide Control Act.

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