Explore Agriculture, Environment and Green Careers

FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE


Get hands on with your future

 

Agriculture isn’t just farming- It is focussed on “the entire food chain, managing the environment and minimising the impact of human endeavours on natural resources”.

 

About 50% of all jobs in the agriculture industry are in capital cities. These jobs include environmental management, research, development, agribusiness, and education. Most people in agriculture work full time. There is also an ongoing demand for agricultural science graduates with economics and management training.

 

Experts are needed in the areas of:

 

Sustainable farming practices

Land management

Land conservation

Climate change practices

Food security

Agricultural research and policymaking.

 

Students can specialise in areas such as:

 

Economics

Marketing

Animal and plant biotechnology

Catchment management

Climate change impacts

Crop management and production

Plant and soil science

Nutrition and feed production

Sustainable production and consumption

Water management

 

Technology is advancing rapidly in agriculture and students are advised to study maths, sciences, and business at school. Students who don’t want to work ‘on the land’ have many opportunities to work in cities and in offices.

 

Courses

 

The following are examples of agriculture schools:

 

VICTORIA

La Trobe University: http://bit.ly/1FGtcP0

University of Melbourne, http://bit.ly/1BWdaib

Longerenong College, http://bit.ly/2sGcMcT


NEW SOUTH WALES

 Charles Sturt University, https://bit.ly/2Y6BkK7 

University of New England, http://bit.ly/1KSOtZc

 

TASMANIA

University of Tasmania, https://bit.ly/2Nnk0vE 

Key website 

Career Harvest: Careers in Agriculture, Food and Fibre 

http://bit.ly/1f0m8jW 


 

Rural Careers Australia: You can explore careers in agriculture, horticulture, animal care and land management, www.ruralcareers.net.au  


Bendigo TAFE Animal Plants and Sciences Courses

https://www.bendigotafe.edu.au/courses/department/animals--plants-and-sciences