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Unit of Study AGRC3003 - Regenerative Agricultural Strategies (2023)

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  • Enrolment information

    For those enrolled in the Bachelor of Science, this unit assumes knowledge equivalent to: GENG1003, AGRC2007, SOIL2001, AGRC2004, BIOL2011, AGRC2006 and STAT2003. For those enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Regenerative Agriculture, this unit assumes knowledge equivalent to: AGRC5001 and ideally SOIL2001 and AGRC6001 for those undertaking the Soils Specialisation. GIS mapping is a desired skill.

Unit description

Develops regenerative strategies to modify and manage rural or urban farm enterprises through applying farming system assessment techniques for whole farm planning.. A suite of tools, including grazing, fire, (no) tillage; biological fertilisers; composting, syntropics, agroforestry, cover cropping and ecologically based pest, weed and disease management are applied in a case study context.

Unit content

1.         Using life cycle assessment to guide agricultural strategies

2.         Water and waterways within agroecosystems

3.         Ecologically based pest, weed and disease management

4.         Monitoring and managing the soil food web

5.         Feeding the food web within agroecosystems

6.         Harnessing ecosystem services and markets: carbon, water and biodiversity

 

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Location Domestic International
Lismore
Term3
Term3
Online
Term3
N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe a range of strategies of regenerative agriculture including agronomy and/or livestock management

identify and apply ecological strategies as a team to address weed, pests and disease issues.

apply a farming system assessment framework to identify farm characteristics in a case study context, including natural capital, agricultural capital, agricultural enterprise/s, human resources and the financial system

develop and effectively communicate a whole farm plan that applies a mix of strategies to move towards a more regenerative agricultural social, environmental and economic system.

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