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Environmental management systems (EMS) in agriculture

Course details

Name: Conservation farming
Description:A course designed for farmers who have an interest in conservation farming.
Cost:After NSW Government subsidy $360 GST free.
Course aims:

A course to provide growers and extension practitioners with the necessary skills, knowledge and resources to effectively get conservation farming practices right, across NSW.
Learning outcomes:
  • To help make informed decisions about machinery required for conservation farming.
  • To help improve conservation farming practices.
  • To help understand the physical, chemical and biological aspect associated with soil, as the natural resource base.
  • To help understand the management aspects required with alternative crops like pulses, canola etc.
Length:1 day
Course program/structure: 
Resources and method of delivery:

Participants receive course notes and manual.

This course is delivered using indoor and out door instruction.
Accreditation:

This course has been mapped to the national unit of competency RTE5524A

Contact

MRSC Short Course enquiry officer
Ph: 1800 628 422
or 02 6951 2775
Fax: 02 6951 2620
mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au

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