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It is a multidisciplinary course that addresses a wide range of industry issues, such as rural communities, rural infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation in agriculture. By completing this course, you will understand that feeding and clothing the planet requires a multidisciplinary approach, and you will be able to explain and apply best practises of sustainable farming in new contexts.
Syllabus :
1. Introduction to the Course
- Introduction to Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
- 360 Farm Tour
2. Water and Soils
- Soils
- Interview with Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott
- Water
3. Ecological Cropping
- Cropping and Weed Management
- Interview with Dr Ken Flower
- Interview with Wheatbelt Farmer Shauna Stone
- Plant Breeding
- 360 Wheat Crop Harvest
4. Versatile Livestock Systems
- Professor Philip Vercoe: Versatile Livestock Systems
5. Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
- Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
6. People and Infrastructure
- People
- Rural Infrastructure
