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Overview
Modern agriculture in the United Kingdom is progressively focusing on environmental sustainability in light of increasingly more extreme weather patterns and more complex legislation. As such, there has never been more need for knowledge in soil and water management.
What you’ll achieve at the end of the course
With this BASIS Soil and Water Management course at the Royal Agricultural University you will develop your understanding of:
- soil management including soil health, soil structure, sustainable crop nutrition and threats, such as soil erosion
- practical elements of effective soil management including how to produce a drainage plan, cultivation systems, soil assessments and irrigation
- the principles of protecting and enhancing the wider environment, with a particular focus on watercourses
- all relevant areas of UK legislation that affect current best practice
Programme Structure
Course content:- the importance of protecting the soil, water and air
- impacts of soil erosion and how to mitigate them
- soil characteristics and promoting soil health
- cultivation techniques and systems
- soil water, drainage and irrigation
- sustainable crop nutrition
- maximising the benefit of organic manures for sustainable crop
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 7 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Cirencester, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Agriculture View 53 other Short Courses in Agriculture in United KingdomWhat 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
Who is the course suitable for?
- farm managers who have to make decisions on cultivations, crop rotations and fertiliser inputs on a day-to-day basis
- agronomists and environmental advisers or consultants providing bespoke advice on drainage, cultivations and soil management
- those pursuing BASIS Diploma in Agronomy (this is a compulsory module)
- those responsible for soil and water management on farms
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1550 GBP / full≈ 1550 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1550 GBP / full≈ 1550 GBP / full
Funding
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