Agronomy II (Grains) 100 Hours Certificate Course
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The Grains industry both for animal and human consumption, is very extensive and crops include growing common grains like wheat and rice, plus uncommon grain crops, such as Amaranth and Soybeans.
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Classify important existing and emerging grains or cereals grown around the world and explain the production systems both large and small scale, used for growing, harvesting and storing grains in different countries.
Describe important farm structures, equipment, vehicles, supplies and natural resources required for successful production of cereal/grain crops
Describe and compare the properties and production systems of the major ‘cool season’ cereals, namely: wheat, triticale, spelt, barley, oats and rye.
Describe and compare the properties and production systems of the major ‘warm season’ cereals, namely: maize, sorghum and millet
Describe the four main broad habitats where rice is grown and explain the variety of production systems used within these different habitats.
Explain and compare the production systems and uses of important cool and warm season pulse crops grown around the world.
Describe production of ‘non-grasses’ that are existing or emerging as important‘cereals’, such as chia, quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat.
Explain post harvest storage and processing methods used for cereals for human consumption and examine the various sales procedures used.
Describe the production of important warm and cool season grasses used for forage and stock feed
Describe the storage, processing and sale of cereals used for livestock and demonstrate the calculation of some sample stock rations
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Subjects
- Agronomy
Course programme
There are 9 lessons in this course:
1 Introduction to grains
- Introduction
- Production of crops in different climates and ecological zones
- Crop growing periods and growing degree days
- Cropping season as affected by moisture availability
- World cropping
- Cereal crop growth stages
- Grain types
- Production systems
2 Cereal/grain infrastructure and machinery requirements
- Introduction
- Equipment requirements
- Seed
- Harvest
- Grain storage
3 Wheat, triticale, spelt, barley, oats, rye.
- Wheat and Spelt
- Tritosecale
- Oats
- Barley
- Rye
4 Maize, Sorghum, millet
- Maize
- Sorghum
- Millet
5 Rice
- Introduction
- Rice (Orryza SPP.)
- Cultivation
- Crop health and diseases
- Harvest
6 Pulse crops
- Introduction
- Soybeans
- Pidgeon Peas (Congo beans)
- Lima beans
- Cowpeas
- Mung beans
- Chick peas
- Lentils
- Faba beans
- Field peas (Green peas)
7 Pseudo cereals
- Introduction
- Chia
- Quinoa
- Amaranth
- buckwheat
- Sesame seed
8 Processing grains for human consumption
- Introduction
- Post-harvest processing
- Storage
- Grain processing and consumption
- Wheat processing
- Processing maize (corn)
- Processing rice
- Processing oats
- Processing pseudograins
- Fortifying foods
9 Grains for livestock consumption
- Introduction
- C3 and C4 grasses
- Nutrient-dense forages and forage quality
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Agronomy II (Grains) 100 Hours Certificate Course