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<blockquote data-quote="Farmer Roy" data-source="post: 6973006" data-attributes="member: 71668"><p>you didn’t specify wether the study was for a farm owner / manager, for a farm worker, for someone involved in the extension industries ( agronomists, salesmen etc ) or just for personal interest ?</p><p></p><p>As a farm owner / manager, I see little point in formal agricultural college / university courses, as they are all so geared towards high input “production” agriculture, dominated by the big Ag chemical & fertiliser companies. That is so at odds to my own philosophy & mindset that I discount it immediately. If I had my time again, what I would do & recommend, is some sort of business management course. That would be far more valuable.</p><p></p><p>If the focus is more on farm workers / labourers / operators, then I would suggest getting as much practical experience, from as many different farms / people / businesses as you can & get the appropriate operating “tickets” for everything you can.</p><p></p><p>If you want to be an agronomist or similar, then yes, a science based agricultural degree would be the best bet - of course backed up by a few years of practical experience working for a number of bosses</p><p></p><p>In my mind, to be truly effective, education needs to teach you how to think - not what to think . . . </p><p>It should teach you how to find the answers - not just give you a limited number of solutions</p><p></p><p>It should expand the mind - not restrict it</p><p></p><p>you should never stop questioning, or learning, regardless of your age or position in life</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farmer Roy, post: 6973006, member: 71668"] you didn’t specify wether the study was for a farm owner / manager, for a farm worker, for someone involved in the extension industries ( agronomists, salesmen etc ) or just for personal interest ? As a farm owner / manager, I see little point in formal agricultural college / university courses, as they are all so geared towards high input “production” agriculture, dominated by the big Ag chemical & fertiliser companies. That is so at odds to my own philosophy & mindset that I discount it immediately. If I had my time again, what I would do & recommend, is some sort of business management course. That would be far more valuable. If the focus is more on farm workers / labourers / operators, then I would suggest getting as much practical experience, from as many different farms / people / businesses as you can & get the appropriate operating “tickets” for everything you can. If you want to be an agronomist or similar, then yes, a science based agricultural degree would be the best bet - of course backed up by a few years of practical experience working for a number of bosses In my mind, to be truly effective, education needs to teach you how to think - not what to think . . . It should teach you how to find the answers - not just give you a limited number of solutions It should expand the mind - not restrict it you should never stop questioning, or learning, regardless of your age or position in life [/QUOTE]
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