Hamilton · Online course

Farm Management in Hamilton

This course will teach you the skills and knowledge required to succeed in farm management.

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What you'll learn

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

1. Module 1 – Farm Management
2. Module 2 – Sustainable Agriculture

See the full Farm Management course outline

Studying farm management from Hamilton

Farm management students in Hamilton live close to several of the country's agricultural science organisations. AgResearch's Ruakura Research Centre is at 10 Bisley Road, and the Ruakura research centres have been credited with much of New Zealand's agricultural innovation. DairyNZ's research farms are a short drive away in Newstead.

Fieldays, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event, is held each June at Mystery Creek near Ōhaupō. For someone learning budgeting, staffing, compliance and equipment decisions, it is a chance to compare suppliers, finance providers and farm systems in person, and to hear how other farmers manage the same questions.

Farm Management in Hamilton: questions

What agricultural research is based in Hamilton?

AgResearch's Ruakura Research Centre is at 10 Bisley Road, Hamilton, and DairyNZ has research farms in Newstead, near Hamilton. Wikipedia credits the Ruakura research centres with much of New Zealand's innovation in agriculture.

How big is Fieldays?

Fieldays, run by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, describes itself as the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event. More than 132,000 people attended in June 2026.

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