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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) | 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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