AgSkilled program expanded to include livestock industry.
Read MoreFormer construction manager Josh Hardes signed up for the one-day AgSkilled 2.0 Introduction to Pruning for Grapevines course on the advice of his company’s consulting viticulturist.
Read MoreWith new technologies bringing advancements to the ways farmers farm, Jeremy Borowski, a partner in a sizeable mixed-family farming business, was keen to explore the latest drone technology.
Riverina farmer Wayne Brooker had been looking into how drones could help him on the farm for a while. He wanted to know more about the latest types of drones, what they could do, and if they were available on the local market.
Read MoreAs an agronomist, Tim Brooker from Wee Waa knows how important crop protection is in the cotton industry. He has lots of experience in the field, and knows there is always more to learn – new methods and latest products.
Read MoreKristy Bartrop is a Riverina viticulture technical manager responsible for thousands of hectares of vineyards. She focuses on plant health, organising inputs into the vineyards and managing water accounts and irrigation.
Read MoreWith another huge grain harvest on the cards for NSW growers this season, securing reliable workers that can safely operate harvest machinery and equipment has become a significant priority.
To respond to the challenge of a scarce workforce, AgSkilled 2.0 is offering three two-day harvest courses to provide further tractor, chaser bin and other harvest machinery training during October.
Read MoreAfter another successful year in 2021, AgSkilled is again offering the opportunity for fee-free heavy truck driver training and licensing courses to those who work in New South Wales’ plant-growing agricultural industry sectors including grains, fibre, rice, viticulture, horticulture and agrifutures industries.
Read MoreAdvanced spray training for NSW cotton, grains and rice producers.
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