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Mixed Farming
| Start date: | Any |
| Duration: | Up to 18 months |
| Formal prerequisite: | None |
| Certificate awarded: | Yes |
| Fee: | £385.00 |
The texts consider livestock and arable farming. The information which can be hard to find elsewhere, is easy to follow and is designed to form a sound basis for someone who seeks to build up their knowledge of arable and livestock agricultural practices.
| Lesson 10 | Management of pigs. Breeds and breeding. Practical pigmanship. |
| Lesson 1 | Introduction/principles of cropping. Types of farming. Land and climate. |
| Lesson 2 | Principles of livestock management. Anatomy. Breeding livestock. |
| Lesson 3 | Principles of cropping. Use of manures and fertilisers. Crop protection. |
| Lesson 4 | Grassland and forage crops. Seed rates. Grazing systems. Silage. |
| Lesson 5 | Management of cattle. Dairy breeds. Breeds of beef cattle. Diseases of cattle. |
| Lesson 6 | Dairy cattle. Fundamental principles of managing dairy cows. Feeding. |
| Lesson 7 | Arable crops. Cereals. Potatoes. Other arable crops. Labour and machinery. |
| Lesson 8 | The management of sheep. Common sheep diseases. |
| Lesson 9 | Management of beef. Breeding cattle. Grass cereal beef. Maize silage beef. |
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