Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14447
Title: Sustainable Grains Production Course - building grains industry futures
Contributor(s): Birchall, Craig  (author); Coleman, Michael  (author); Harrop, Felicity (author); Fettell, Neil  (author); Sindel, Brian M  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2012
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14447
Abstract: The Sustainable Grains Production course was established in 2003 by the University of New England (UNE) with funding from Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). The aim of the course was to improve the knowledge and skills base of people, particularly advisors, working in the northern grains region of Australia, and to increase the economic and environmental performance of the grains industry. Through a survey of past and current students, UNE and GRDC sought to review the impact of the Sustainable Grains Production course on graduates, and within the grains industry. The survey was conducted in October, 2011, with 70 responses being received from 150 valid email addresses. Fifty percent of respondents were agronomists, and an additional 20% were from farms, with most from NW NSW and SE Queensland. Grains (GRNS) study was valued for its specificity in grains production, and the opportunity it gave students to develop their knowledge and skills in grain production in areas which were directly relevant to their careers. As a result of their study, 75% of respondents had spoken to farmers about a broader range of issues, and 66% had made or suggested changes to farming systems, showing that the course is achieving its intended outcomes of increasing grains industry human capacity, and accelerating the adoption of research findings. Additionally, all respondents thought that the grains industry benefitted from the course, and 57% of students thought that GRNS study had helped them obtain a promotion or new job.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAC 2012: 16th Australian Agronomy Conference, Armidale, Australia, 14th - 18th October, 2012
Source of Publication: Capturing Opportunities and Overcoming Obstacles in Australian Agronomy: Proceedings of 16th Australian Agronomy Conference (Agriculture)
Publisher: Australian Society of Agronomy Inc
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070302 Agronomy
070399 Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified
130103 Higher Education
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300403 Agronomy
300499 Crop and pasture production not elsewhere classified
390303 Higher education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 820599 Winter Grains and Oilseeds not elsewhere classified
820499 Summer Grains and Oilseeds not elsewhere classified
930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160301 Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2012/agriculture/8100_harropf.htm
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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