Study Duration:

This online Sustainable Agriculture course takes approximately 200 hours to complete, but you have lifetime access to suit your self-paced learning.

Study Method:

100% Online

Start Date:

Enrol whenever you see fit.

Fees & Charges:

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Upfront Payment or a Flexible Payment Plan (from $25 per week).

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1. Introduction

• Whole farm planning
• Land Management programs
• Sustainable ways of farming
• Natural farming
• Organic farming
• Permaculture
• No Dig techniques
• Biodynamics

2. Soils

• Growing media
• Major types of soil problems
• Soil structural decline
• Erosion
• Salinity
• Acidification
• Soil improvements
• Phytotoxicity
• Adding organic matter to soils
• Cultivation techniques
• Conservation tillage
• Plant nutrition
• Soil life
• Cover crops

3. Water

• Types of water storage
• Livestock water requirements
• Water problems
• Water quality
• Reed beds
• Water saving measures
• Recycling
• Swales and Keylines
• Irrigation systems

4. Land Care

• Weed Management
• Preventative measures
• Tree management
• Timber lots/plantations
• Wind breaks
• Wildlife corridors
• Wildlife habitats
• Pest and diseases

5. Financial Sustainability

• Economic principles
• Developing a Farm Business Plan
• Financial plan
• Controlling growth
• Value adding
• Enterprise mix
• Eco-tourism

6. Broad Management Strategies

• Toward better planning
• Land care or land management
• New enterprises
• Broad management categories
• Marketing
• Personal welfare
• Plan drawing of farm
• Looking at risk
• Quality systems

7. Plant Enterprises

• Crop management
• Hydroponic fodder
• Hay
• Considering new crops
• Nuts
• Organic farming
• Agroforestry
• Hydroponics
• Herbs

8. Animal Enterprises

• Deer
• Ostriches
• Emus
• Alpacas
• llama
• Goats
• Aquaculture
• Wool and meat production
• Horses

And more in-depth modules to help you become a recognised specialist in Sustainable Agriculture.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school’s tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

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Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and  accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.

This course has been carefully designed to suit:

• All farmers who would like to have a more sustainable approach to farm management.
• Hobby farmers – if you want to be environmentally sound in your approach to land management.
• People working as consultants to farmers in order to understand the latest approaches to sound farm practices.