Unit of Study AGRC3003 Regenerative Agricultural Strategies (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops regenerative strategies to modify and manage rural or urban farm enterprises through applying farming system assessment techniques for whole farm planning.. A suite of tools, including grazing, fire, (no) tillage; biological fertilisers; composting, syntropics, agroforestry, cover cropping and ecologically based pest, weed and disease management are applied in a case study context.

Unit content

1. Using life cycle assessment to guide agricultural strategies

2. Water and waterways within agroecosystems

3. Ecologically based pest, weed and disease management

4. Monitoring and managing the soil food web

5. Feeding the food web within agroecosystems

6. Harnessing ecosystem services and markets: carbon, water and biodiversity

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Lismore	Term3	Term3
Online	Term3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe a range of strategies of regenerative agriculture including agronomy and/or livestock management

identify and apply ecological strategies as a team to address weed, pests and disease issues.

apply a farming system assessment framework to identify farm characteristics in a case study context, including natural capital, agricultural capital, agricultural enterprise/s, human resources and the financial system

develop and effectively communicate a whole farm plan that applies a mix of strategies to move towards a more regenerative agricultural social, environmental and economic system.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Portfolio	60%
Discussion board	SR

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	40%
Portfolio	60%
Discussion board	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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