*(but for Australian Clients only at this stage)
Topoclimate Australia Pty Ltd are pleased to announce that they will be offering a series of FarmReady© sponsored Farm training Courses in your area over the next 4-6 months.
A list of the range of courses currently available is shown below and includes courses from one to three days in length. Please contact us at courses@topoclimate.com for locations and details of upcoming courses.
These courses are particularly suited for farmers and their families, Landcare group members and anyone with an interest in the rural sector. Courses will be run at a local venue, provided that at least ten people from your area enrol for a specific course. Course sizes will be limited to a maximum of twenty people per course so that you can get maximum benefits from each programme.
All courses include detailed course notes and materials, a copy of the relevant Farming Smarter book, Lunches and morning and afternoon refreshments.
FarmReady© Assistance available for Training Courses *
All our courses (and trainers) are approved by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries FarmReady Programme so that training Reimbursement Costs of up to $1500 per financial year are available for primary producers, their families and managers provided that they have a valid ABN.
Course participants may seek reimbursement for more than one Course per financial year but total reimbursement grant will not exceed $1500 in any financial year.
Additional associated reasonable costs (not exceeding $500 per financial year) may be claimed for travel, accommodation, meals and child care. Participants must pay for courses and then submit invoices and receipts for all items to claim grant reimbursement.
For further details go to the www.farmready.gov.au website.
How do I register for a Course?
To register for a training course as listed here, either:
1. Email us at courses@topoclimate.com with your name, Farm or Company Name and ABN, address, locality, email address, phone number and name of the course(s) that you are interested in.
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2. Go to our on-line registration page and complete the form.
3. Write to us at
Topoclimate Australia Pty Ltd,
P.O.Box 47,
Coffs Harbour,
NSW 2450, Australia.
4. Ring us on Mobile 0428770420 only if you are unable to contact us by any other means.
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FARMREADY APPROVED FARM TRAINING COURSES NOW AVAILABLE
Using Farm Planning to Adapt to Climate Change |
Learn about the importance of Farm Planning for a farm property and why farmers should map and measure their land resources (farm infrastructure, soils, microclimates, water resources, salinity, and environmental resources). Learn how other farmers have used this information to increase productivity, profitability and sustainability and adapt to climate change. |
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One day course $350 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Understanding Carbon Trading and your Farm |
Learn about the importance of CARBON for a farm property and about the proposed Government Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), and Carbon Trading. Learn how to measure and map your carbon resources and how other farmers are utilising this information to increase productivity, profitability and sustainability of their farms. |
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One day course $350 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Understanding the Soils on your farm |
A practical course to learn about your SOILS and the importance of mapping and measuring your soil resources. Learn about your soil’s structure, drainage and other soil physical characteristics, soil chemistry and taking and interpreting soil tests. Learn how other farmers have used this information to improve their farms. |
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Three day course $800 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Understanding Microclimates on your farm |
Discover the power and importance of MICROCLIMATES on a farm and how to map and measure your microclimates. Learn about topographic temperature and rainfall patterns and how to profit from an understanding of this information. See how other farmers have benefited from understanding their microclimates. |
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Three day course $800 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Diversifying into New Crops on your Farm |
Learn about the process of selecting the most appropriate crops for your farm including mapping and measuring of your physical resources for crop selection. Discover tools for crop selection, market intelligence and value adding, and study case histories of farmers who have successfully diversified. |
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Three day course $800 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Knowing your Farm, knowing yourself |
Learn about the farm planning process and the importance of setting clear, measureable short and long term goals and objectives. The course explains how to articulate a vision for your farming experience, and also to produce an inventory of your resources including setting up a useful base map of your property. |
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One day course $350 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Understanding your Water Resources |
Develop an understanding of your water resources including terminology and methods of collecting water data. The course will explain critical water issues such as understanding your rainfall patterns, the use of rainfall analysis tools, the complexity of soil-water relationships, irrigation methodologies, water budgeting, land drainage, use and construction of dams, and aspects of water quality. |
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Two day course $600 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Understanding Salinity on your Farm |
This Course will explain the causes of dryland salinity as it affects your farm. The module will also explain how to map and measure levels of salinity using Electromagnetic surveys and will offer a range of management solutions to salinity problems. Participants will also learn from examples of farmers managing salinity on their property. |
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One day course $350 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Environmental Values and your Farm |
This Course will show you how to identify how environmental values impact on your property so that you can manage these impacts. You will learn to understand the environmental values mapping process and learn how to collate data on the identified critical environmental values relating to quality and quantity using statistical tools so that you can make value judgements on the importance of these values in your farming system. |
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One day course $350 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Sowing the right pastures for your farm |
Learn how to identify the pastures most suitable for your property based on analysis of your physical resource data so you can improve the profitability of your farming system. Discover how to collate production data on your identified pastures and analyse this data using economic tools to help you make decisions based on facts rather than guesses. Learn how other farmers have successfully tried new pasture technologies. |
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Two day course $600 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
Drawing up a Farm Plan for your farm |
Learn how to assemble your physical resource data into a Farm Plan for your property in order to Farm Smarter. Discover how to collate base production data to measure and monitor change in order to manage and benefit from the change process. Analyse farm management options using economic tools to make rational decisions between farming options. Examine how other farmers have used Farm planning to improve productivity, profitability and sustainability. |
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Two day course $600 (incl GST) / Free if eligible for FarmReady Assistance |
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