Dunedin · Online course

Certificate in Agronomy in Dunedin

Certificate in Agronomy - Flexible online course covering farm management, crop agronomy & agricultural marketing. IARC accredited with full tutor support.

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What you'll learn

The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:

1. Module 1 – Agronomy
2. Module 2 – Farm Management
3. Module 3 – Soil Management

See the full Certificate in Agronomy course outline

Agriculture & farming near Dunedin

Places in and around Dunedin where you can see this field in action.

Taieri Plain (opens in a new tab)
Around 300 square kilometres of fertile farmland southwest of Dunedin, with Mosgiel at its northeastern edge. Dairy and sheep farming dominate, and deer farming is becoming more important.
Working dairy, sheep and deer country within Dunedin's own boundary, where students can see these farm systems side by side.
Taieri A&P Show, Mosgiel (opens in a new tab)
A long-running agricultural and pastoral show at the Taieri Showgrounds in Mosgiel; the 166th show was held in January 2026 with livestock competitions and blade-shearing demonstrations.
A chance to watch livestock judging and talk to Taieri farmers and breeders in one place.
Invermay Agricultural Centre (opens in a new tab)
A research centre near Mosgiel on the Taieri Plain specialising in genomics, animal reproduction, land management and biosecurity, where New Zealand's deer farming research programme began in 1972.
Background reading on the science behind deer and livestock farming in the region; public access is not established here.
Otago Farmers Market (opens in a new tab)
A food-only farmers market run by a charitable trust, held every Saturday morning in the north car park of Dunedin Railway Station since 2003. Vendors sell what they produce directly to customers.
A weekly place to meet Otago growers and food producers and see how small farms sell direct.

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