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Overview
This Intermediate Sustainable Nutrient Management in New Zealand Agriculture course at Massey University covers nutrient cycling, water movement through agricultural landscapes, sustainable farm practices and nutrient budgeting in either pastoral agriculture or orchard and arable production.
You'll gain a working knowledge of how to assess nutrient requirements in a range of agricultural systems. You'll also learn best practices for environmental protection.
Who this course is for
Advisors responsible for safe and effective nutrient management. This course may also be helpful if you work in a role where it would be beneficial to know more about production issues and the agricultural sector.
Programme Structure
Learning outcomes:- Assessing nutrient requirements in a range of agricultural systems.
- Best practices for environmental protection.
- Nutrient cycling.
- Water movement through agricultural landscapes.
- Sustainable farm practices and nutrient budgeting in pastoral agriculture, or orchard and arable production.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science View 5 other Short Courses in Agriculture in New ZealandWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You must have a good understanding of farm systems, particularly dairy. You should have:
- completed at least one tertiary level course in Soil Science or Land Resource Management, or
- significant practical or professional experience in production agriculture, horticulture or environmental science.
Ideally, you should have prior knowledge of the Overseer Nutrient Budgets software. This course should not be your first introduction to the concepts of nutrient cycling.
To prepare for this course, refresh and assess your background knowledge on soils, fertilisers, and nutrient flows in grazing systems. You can review a set of introductory notes and undertake a self-assessment.
You should be familiar with the objectives, purpose and scope of the Code of Practice for Nutrient Management.
Tuition Fee
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International
2000 NZD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2000 NZD for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
2000 NZD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2000 NZD for the full programme during 4 days.
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