791-056 Whole Farm Planning

Whole Farm Planning is available only to students who have completed all requirements to the end of Semester 4.

The objective of this subject is for the student to:

• develop an understanding of the principles involved in the holistic approach to whole farm planning;

• apply the basic principles of whole farm planning to a reference farm;

• prepare a whole farm plan; and

• develop the rudimentary skills involved in the collaborative processes in leadership, particularly those related to problem-solving techniques in whole farm planning.

The content includes examination of whole farm planning philosophy and theory, the application of whole farm planning principles to the preparation, and presentation of whole farm plans for specific commercial reference farms.

Preparation and presentation of whole farm plans and written reports.