New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Production Management
Level 5
Overview
Level of study
Level 5
Cost (incl GST)
$2,547.53
Length
12 months
Prerequisites
Learners must be employed in the sector and we recommend they have at least 3 years’ on-farm experience. Please see details below.
Non-funded fee: from $5,989.94. Please note, this fee will only apply for non-funded learners – learners who are not employed in the industry, do not meet the entry requirements of the programme, or are not classed as “domestic learners” under the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) funding rules. For more information, visit the TEC website here.
Summary
Ideal for Farm Managers, when learners finish this programme, they'll be armed with deep, detailed knowledge on all aspects of production management.
Learners will be able to make sound decisions to maximise production and financial returns, analyse production systems against industry benchmarks, have the knowledge to recommend improvement strategies for specific production systems, and develop, implement and monitor plans for feeding, breeding and animal health.
This programme takes 12 months to complete.
Pre-requisites:
- Minimum 3 years’ on-farm experience.
- Good knowledge of farm activities and the ‘farm system’.
- Can take responsibility for day-to-day running of the farm they are working on and, where possible, be responsible for staff.
- Understand the planning required season-to-season and year-to-year.
- Have access to detailed farm production data for the farm.
- Must have the opportunity to manage production factors of a farm for an entire farming year.
We recommend that learners hold the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4).
Learning outcomes
Topics include:
Benchmarking
- Benchmark your farm against others
- Identify farms with high productivity
- Identify areas for improvement
- Identify and analyse strategies to improve productivity
- Understand the cost implications of proposed strategies.
Feed budgeting
- Prepare a feed budget to achieve production targets
- Determine options to manage a surplus or a deficit of feed
- Implement a feed budget and amend in line with results.
Breeding and production
- Develop agribusiness production goals, objectives and action plans
- Analyse the results of breeding management action plans
- Make recommendations for future plans
Animal Health
- Develop an animal health plan for your farm
- Implement and monitor the plan, taking action to adapt when needed
- Analyse and report on farm health performance compared to industry targets.
Ruminant digestion
- Describe ruminant digestion
- Formulate a daily feed allowance for ruminants to meet a production target
- Evaluate different feed options based on animal needs and cost
- Understand supplementary feeding and how to use it to achieve production targets.
Enrolment Forms
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