Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
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Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 at Coursera Overview
Duration | 9 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 9 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 at Coursera Course details
- The Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 Course is based on a clear vision: imagine best practice farming for 2050, start to implement these strategies now, all the while making sure it will still be profitable. At UWA we're doing just that with the Future Farm 2050 Project, set on a mixed-enterprise farm in Western Australia and we want you to learn how it can be done in your part of the world.
- Although this course is based on agriculture, it's not only about farming. It is a multi-disciplinary course that addresses a wide range of issues confronting the industry, including rural communities, rural infrastructure and conservation of biodiversity in agriculture.
- By completing this course you will understand that feeding and clothing the planet requires a multi-disciplinary approach
- and upon completion you will be able to explain best practices of sustainable farming and apply them in new contexts.
Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050 at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to the Course
Professor Graeme Martin - Welcome to the Course and Introduction to Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
360 Farm Tour
Introduction to Ridgefield Farm Manager - Mr Steven Wainewright
The 'UWA Future Farm 2050' Project - testing multidisciplinary options for future food production systems
Introduction to Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
Water and Soils
Professor Graeme Martin - Introduction to Water and Soils
Asst/Professor Matthias Leopold: Soils
Interview with Emeritus Professor Lynette Abbott
Dr Matt Hipsey: Water
Optional Readings: Soil
Optional Readings: Water
Week 2: Soils
Week 2: Water
Ecological Cropping
Professor Graeme Martin - Introduction to Ecological Cropping
Professor Stephen Powles: Cropping and Weed Management
Interview with Dr Ken Flower
Interview with Wheatbelt Farmer Shauna Stone
Professor Wallace Cowling: Plant Breeding
360 Wheat Crop Harvest
Optional Readings: Ecological Cropping
Week 2: Ecological Cropping
Versatile Livestock Systems
Professor Graeme Martin - Introduction to Versatile Livestock Systems
Professor Philip Vercoe: Versatile Livestock Systems
Optional Readings: Versatile Livestock Systems
Versatile Livestock Systems
Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
Professor Graeme Martin: Introduction to Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
Ms Anne Smith: Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
Optional Reading: Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
Conservation of Biodiversity in Agriculture
People and Infrastructure
Professor Graeme Martin: Introduction to People and Infrastructure
Welcome to Country with Noongar Elder Gary Bennell
Dr Susan Bailey: People
Mr Patrick Beale: Rural Infrastructure
Optional Reading: People
Optional Reading: Infrastructure
6. People
6. Infrastructure
CONCLUSION OF COURSE
Professor Graeme Martin - Conclusion of Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
Final Assessment
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