Sheep & Cattle Farming in Tauranga
What you'll learn
The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:
- 1. Module 1 – Sheep Farming
- 2. Module 2 – Beef Cattle OR Dairy Cattle
Agriculture & farming near Tauranga
Places in and around Tauranga where you can see this field in action.
Te Puke A&P Lifestyle Show (opens in a new tab)
An agricultural and pastoral show held each February at the showgrounds on Showground Road, with dairy cattle classes, shearing competitions and horse events.
Livestock and farming students can watch judged cattle classes and shearing, and meet rural organisations such as the Bay of Plenty Rural Support Trust.
Kiwifruit Breeding Centre, Te Puke (opens in a new tab)
A 50/50 joint venture between Plant & Food Research and Zespri, based in Te Puke, set up to breed new kiwifruit varieties.
Agronomy and orchard students can follow its published work to see how crop breeding is organised in the region that grows most of New Zealand's kiwifruit.
What our students say
Sheep
The learning materials are very well laid out and easy to understand, my tutor is an absolute dream, I love love that I can pick up where I left off anytime I want with no set lesson hours, the questions in the assignments are well worded and easy to answer. 11/10 Imo
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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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Sources for the local information on this page
- rural-support.org.nz/events/te-puke-120th-a-p-lifestyle-show---te-puke-bay-of-plenty
- sunlive.co.nz/news/359338-a-time-honoured-feature-of-rural-life.html
- nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/new-kiwifruit-breeding-centre-confirmed-for-bay-of-plenty/NY2UZBKKRWED6TGX5Y7QDBBHOA/
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zespri
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