Agricultural Technology

The study of Agricultural Technology provides students with opportunities to experience aspects of an agricultural lifestyle through direct contact with plants and animals. The study of a variety of enterprises allows students to make responsible decisions about the appropriate use of agricultural technologies.

Students explore career opportunities in agriculture and related service industries and investigate the viability of Australian agriculture through management of issues relating to the sustainability of agricultural systems, as well as the relationships between production, processing and consumption.

What will students learn about?

The content integrates the study of interactions, management and sustainability within the context of agricultural enterprises. These enterprises are characterised by the production and sale or exchange of agricultural goods or services, focusing on plants, animals or integrated plant/animal systems. The local environment should be considered when selecting enterprises, as well as the intensive and extensive nature of enterprises to be studied.

Students undertake a range of practical experiences related to the chosen enterprises, including fieldwork, small plot activities, laboratory work, and visits to commercial farms and other parts of the production and marketing chain. The study of Agricultural Technology provides opportunities for students to learn about Work Health and Safety issues, and develop skills in designing, investigating and managing farms.

The essential content integrates the study of interactions, management and sustainability within the context of agricultural enterprises.  These enterprises are characterized by the production and sale or exchange of agricultural goods or services, focusing on plants or animals or integrated plant/animal systems.  The local environment will be considered in selecting enterprises, as will the intensive and extensive nature of the range of enterprises to be studied.

Students will spend approximately half of the course time on practical experiences related to the chosen enterprises, including fieldwork, small plot activities, laboratory work and visits to commercial farms and other parts of the production and marketing chain.  The skills of designing, investigating, using technology and communicating will also be developed over the period of the course.

Plant Enterprises

• Pasture Production

• Horticultural Production

• Cereal Cropping

Animal Enterprises