This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.
The subject outlines the principles and practice of producing and managing winter crops in Australian farming systems. Strong themes in this subject are the management of vegetation and soil resources, the water use efficiency of crops and crop/pasture rotations, and sustainable production. A range of issues and developments in farming, from precision farming to organic farming, are explored.
No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2019.
HD/FL
One session
School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
(a) Farming systems and practices, including ley pastures and common crop rotations (b) Principles of crop selection and establishment (c) Overcoming the limitations to crop yields in Australia (d) The management of specific winter crops for quality grain production (e) Developments in conservation farming
This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.
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The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2019. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.