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 791-103 Agricultural Production Systems I

Credit Points

10

Coordinator

Mr C Dickins

Semester

1

Contact

4 hours per week

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to understand:

  • the system nature of agricultural food and fibre production; the inputs and outputs of agricultural production systems;
  • the scientific and technological basis of agricultural production systems and the use of technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

The content includes: Introduction to the techniques for studying systems; introduction to, and the study of, the components and technology of agricultural production systems; introduction to basic farm operational skills as they apply to the dairy, pig, broad acre and production horticulture industries.

Assessment

Two 1500 word assignments (20% each); two hour examination (60%).

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