Agronomy - Advanced Certificate (TQUK - Training Qualifications UK)

Agronomy Online Course.400Hour Advanced Certificate Course (Endorsed by TQUK - Training Qualifications UK).

Agronomy is the science applied to bring all the different aspects of growing crops together, to increase crop yield and so maximise profit.

When we go to the supermarket to buy our weekly shop, the bread, fruit, vegetables, tea and coffee that we put into our shopping trolley, are all the end result of agronomic techniques employed by the grower.

And it doesn’t stop there; agronomists also play a crucial part in the production of clothing fibres, turf grass for sport and even ethanol-based gas used in some motor vehicles.

So what is Agronomy? It includes:

• Good soil management
• Where, when and how to grow specific crops
• Which crops will suit the environmental conditions
• Their Nutritional requirements
• Effective pest and weed control
• When and how to harvest
• How to ensure longevity post-harvest, so as much produce gets to market as possible

This online Advanced Certificate program studied via distance learning, will help you to become an expert agronomist and empower you with skills that are a valuable commodity in the agricultural and farming industry.

• Agronomy I will get you started with a solid grounding in agronomic techniques.
• Agronomy II will teach you how to successfully grow grains, pulses and pseudo-grains such as rice.
• Agronomy III will deal with root crops, such as potatoes, carrots, beets and turnips.
• Agricultural Marketing will give you the knowledge and skills needed to market your harvest and get the best price for it.

Benefits of an ADL Endorsed Course?

Endorsed courses are skills based. They have been evaluated and approved by an independent awarding body such as Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).

What makes ADL’s Endorsed courses different?

• Flexible Self-Paced Learning– adjust your learning around your home and work commitments
• Start and Finish at any time
• Courses globally and industry relevant
• Practical Component at the end of most lessons.

Allocated your own tutor relevant to your subject. You can have as little or as much contact as you like with your tutor. They are there to support you all the way through.

This course is endorsed by TQUK -Training Qualifications UK, an OFQUAL awarding body.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Lesson Structure: Advanced Certificate in Agronomy AGR003:

Agronomy I

1. Introduction to Agronomic Practices
2. Culture – What influences Crop Growth?
3. Crop Husbandry Practices
4. Seed and Seed Management
5. Arable Cereal Crops
6. Arable Broadleaf Crops
7. Harvesting
8. Crop Management – Special Report

Agronomy II

1. Introduction to grains
2. Cereal/grain infrastructure and machinery requirements
3. Wheat, triticale, spelt, barley, oats, rye
4. Maize, Sorghum, millet
5. Rice
6. Pulse crops
7. Pseudo cereals
8. Processing grains for human consumption
9. Grains for livestock consumption

Agronomy III

1. Scope and Nature of Root Cropping and the Botany of Roots
2. Cultural Practices A: Soil Management, Crop Scheduling and Soil Water
3. Cultural Practices B: Weed control, Pest Management
4. Potatoes
5. Carrots and their Relatives
6. Turnips and their Relatives
7. Beets
8. Taro, Yams and Sweet Potato
9. Other Root Crops
10. Harvest and Post-Harvest Management

Agricultural Marketing

1. Agricultural Marketing Concepts
2. Farm Marketing Objectives and Strategies
3. Target Marketing
4. Market Segmentation
5. Customer Relations
6. Market Research
7. Promotions
8. Managing Marketing

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy, marked by the academy's tutors and returned to you with feedback, any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Agronomists, Farmers, Agriculturists, Gardeners

A pc or laptop with internet connection.

This course will be ideal for anyone wanting to forge a career in agronomy, or already doing so. It will also be suitable for governments, charities and others working in developing countries, who want to teach the techniques they will learn from completing it, to small farmers.

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