Studying a TAFE SA agriculture course will prepare you for a career in farming and pastoral work in a range of roles from a farm hand to livestock sales.

Depending on the course you choose, you will learn a variety of skills during your study, which may include:

• operation and maintenance of farm vehicles and machinery
• welding
• tending to animals and crops
• managing and maintaining farm resources
• selecting livestock for market
• preparing, using and maintaining chemical and biological agents to required standards
• organising and coordinating employee procedures
• operating pressurised irrigation systems
• monitoring and operating water treatment processes
• operating fertigation equipment
• sampling soils and analysing results
• designing drainage systems
• environmental work practices
• penning sheep
• crutching and shearing sheep
• pressing wool
• preparing fleece wool for classing.

Agriculture courses are offered at the following campuses:

Clare
Jamestown
Kadina
Mount Barker
Mount Gambier
Murray Bridge
Naracoorte
Port Lincoln
Roseworthy
Urrbrae
Yorketown

For further information, check out the courses in this area or contact TAFE SA Information.