Back Paddock Training Courses
Private training for companies in Fertcare and Better
Soils Management can be arranged through Back Paddock,
AT A VENUE OF YOUR CHOOSING, provided the company has a minimum of 12 people for a
course. To arrange this contact Steve Gardiner 0409 893 368,
sgardiner@backpaddock.com.au
Fertcare Level C - Fertiliser Environmental Assessment
A course in fertilizer stewardship and associated environmental risks to aid experienced advisors with making recommendations. The course covers Environment, Risk analysis and planning, Food safety, Sampling, Occupational health and safety, Logistics. Successful completion is a prerequisite to become a Fertcare Accredited Advisor, and also counts for Agsafe Re-accreditation.
Fertcare Level B
A course for people requiring an awareness of fertilizer products and factors influencing proper use for production and environmental outcomes. The course covers Soils, Nutrients, Fertilisers, Application, Environment, Occupational Health and safety, and Sampling. Successful completion counts for Agsafe Re-accreditation.
Better Soils Management
A core knowledge agronomic course designed for the professional advisor. The course incorporates fundamental knowledge in soils, plant nutrition and fertilizer/ soil amendment technology
Back Paddock Training
Training in the use of Adviser and Manager
Fertcare Level A
A course in fertilizer product knowledge and storage awareness for those handling, storing and transporting fertilizer products.
Surviving the High Cost of Fertilisers
A practical course that covers:
1. Use of practical approaches to maximize returns from fertilizers.
2. How to minimize risk on fertilizer investment.
3. How to assess fertilizer advice.
Understanding Soil Testing
A practical course that covers:
1. Understanding how to use soil testing to improve soil fertility and profits.
2. How to identify competent soil testing services.
3. How to make sense of soil test reports
Making Sense of Soil Health
A practical course that covers:
1. How to look at and assess soil health.
2. Understanding how management practices affect soil health.
3. Investigating profitable solutions to improve soil health
Monsanto Cotton Nutrition
A basic cotton nutrition course for Monsanto
Improving Farm Management AM
Improving Farm management in changing environmental and economic environments using farm planning programs.
Assess farm management options and production and profit risks, prepare farm plans, determine input and operational requirements, estimae likely gross margins and record farm activities using farm planning and recording program.
Improving Farm Management Mapping
Farm business management, risk assement and identification of management and options representing data spatially using maps. Strategic planning and thinking, scenario planning, decision making utalising data and yield mapping
NU logic Accreditation
A course designed for advisors to accredit them and update them in the use of the NU logic software.
Adviser/Manager Basic's & DMP's
Understanding the basic's of Manager & Adviser programs & Drought Management Plan's