Hamilton · Online course

Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture in Hamilton

Our Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture Certificate is designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the industry.

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What you'll learn

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

1. Module 1 – Organic Farming
2. Module 2 – Sustainable Agriculture

See the full Organic Farming & Sustainable Agriculture course outline

Agriculture & farming near Hamilton

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

Fieldays at Mystery Creek (opens in a new tab)
Fieldays, run by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society at Mystery Creek Events Centre near Ōhaupō, describes itself as the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event. The 2026 event drew more than 132,000 visitors.
Farming and agronomy students can see machinery, technology and services in one place and talk with suppliers and researchers.
AgResearch Ruakura Research Centre (opens in a new tab)
One of AgResearch's research centres, located at 10 Bisley Road in Hamilton. Ruakura has long been associated with New Zealand agricultural innovation.
Students of livestock and farm management can follow the published research coming out of Ruakura and the wider Ruakura science area.
DairyNZ research farms, Newstead (opens in a new tab)
DairyNZ's Lye Farm and Scott Farm are in Newstead, near Hamilton. Farmlet trials at Scott Farm have studied how to reduce nitrogen leaching, and both farms have hosted open days for farmers.
Dairy cattle farming students can look for DairyNZ open days or research farm tours to see trial work on pasture and nutrient management.

What our students say

Easy to understand and great support

I have been conducting a 12 week course, the information provided has been easy to understand and extremely informative. If at any point i have run into difficulties, my tutor has been there to give assistance and advise me the best way to progress forward.

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