Courses & Training
Specialist training courses for farmers, growers & land managersGain the skills and knowledge to deliver regenerative agriculture on your holding. We offer applied and participatory courses both in-person and online, focussed on practical solutions for farmers and growers.
Learn what the soil health principles are, where they are gleaned from and how their application creates crumb structure.
Build confidence in decision making to help you move forward on your journey.
Formats, online:
- 2-3x mornings/afternoons
- 4x evenings
- Complementary access to Soilmentor
- Appraisals of your soils/pasture
Formats, in-person:
- Full day
- Guided farm walk along with host farmer
- Demonstration of soils/pasture monitoring
“A really well structured day, building a good knowledge base before going into the field to put things into practice.
Excellent. Would recommend.”
“Very informative, I came away with a lot and was able to put what I learnt straight into practice.
A good mix of theory and practical with the farm walk.”
UPCOMING (Registration via Eventbrite)
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Improving Soil Health in Arable Systems – Part 1 – Online Course
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Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture for Farmers
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Whole Farm Planning for Farmers and Landowners – Online Course
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Evening Class – Improving Soil Health in Hortculture Sys – Part 2: Planning
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Evening Class – Improving Soil Health on Horticulture Operations
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Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture for Farmers
Available courses
ARABLE, GRAZIERS & MIXED FARMERS
Soil Health & Regenerative Agriculture for Farmers
- Fundamentals
- Soil health principles
- Nutrient cycling
- Reading your soil
- Monitoring & trials
Graziers & Mixed FarmERS
Regenerative Grazing
Part 1: Principles & Planning
- Pasture health principles
- Fencing & infrastructure
- Monitoring & trials
- Grazing planning
Graziers & Mixed FarmERS
Regenerative Grazing
Part 2: Management
- Optimising forage production
- Animal nutrition
- Maximising manure resources
- On-going monitoring
ARABLE & Mixed FarmERS
Improving Soil Health in Arable Systems Part 1:
Application/Planning
- Apply soil health principles
- Reworking crop rotations
- Designing cover crop mixes
- Field management practices
Farmers, Landowners & Advisors
Whole Farm Planning
Part 1: Introduction
- Whole farm planning principles
- Fencing, water, access & trees
- Mapping, layout & design
- Agroforestry systems intro
Farmers, Landowners & Advisors
Whole Farm Planning
Part 2: Design
- Whole farm planning principles
- Fencing, water, access & trees
- Mapping, layout & design
- Agroforestry systems intro
GROWERS & GARDENERS
Improving Soil Health on Horticulture Operations Part 1: Fundamentals
- Soil health principles
- Analysis of your soils
- Nutrient cycling
- Best practice management
- Monitoring and trials
GROWERS & GARDENERS
Improving Soil Health on Horticulture Operations
Part 2: Planning
- Apply soil health principles
- Covered growing
- Composting intro
- Reworking crop rotations
- Cover crop mixes
GrOWERS & GARDENers
Improving Soil Health on Horticulture Operations Part 3: Management
- Amendments & fertilising
- Plant nutrition
- Building soil organic matter
- Composting systems
- Monitoring & lab testing
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