Agricultural Air Pollution
This course will give an overview of agricultural air pollution issues and will cover ways in which farming can be modified to reduce damaging emissions.
Skills and Training
Sustainable Farming - Lowering External Inputs to Maximise Profits and Benefit The Environment
Farm businesses are facing tighter profit margins than ever before, with the costs of many inputs beginning to outstrip the value of products in certain systems. One way to address this is by exploring the reduction of inputs, to mitigate...
Sustainable Farming: Woodland Management
The aim of this module is to improve your understanding of the fundamentals of woodland management. There are many aspects to consider when it comes to effectively managing existing woodland for both productivity and environmental and social benefits. Understanding these...
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is growing method where the parameters and conditions for growth are controlled which increases efficiency.
Bracken; The Pluses and Minuses
This module takes you through bracken as a habitat; when it has high nature value and when it doesn’t; control methods; and some uses for bracken and bracken-covered land. At the end of the module you should have a better...
Renewable Energy - Electricity
Understand how electricity is generated using technologies such as solar photovoltaic (PV), wind, biogas/anaerobic digestion (AD) and hydro.
Horticulture - A Quick Guide To Recognising Some Of The Most Common Pests, Diseases And Weeds In Horticultural Crops
Pests and diseases can be a big problem in horticulture. Anything that is damaging your crops, or impacting the nutrients or light available, can impact your levels of production and ultimately your yields and profits. Understanding how to recognise certain...
Improving Soil Health
This module describes the use and implementation of no-till or min-till systems to improve soil health and lower costs of production.
Food Safety for Growers of Fresh Produce
Safe food is described in law as “food which is free from contaminants and will not cause injury or illness”.
Unsafe food is food that could cause illness or injury through….
- Contaminants - hazards which shouldn’t be in the food...
Technology for Monitoring Wildlife
Technology is essential to and so incredibly varied across all walks of life, and its use in monitoring wildlife is no different. Technology can not only gather data that we would otherwise be unable to attain, such as behaviours gathered...