Applied Sustainable Ranching Certificate (Williams Lake)
Course
In Williams Lake (Canada)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Williams lake (Canada)
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
September
Ranch hand, ranch manager, equipment salesperson, and irrigation salesperson. Many First Nations communities have ranching operations as part of their economic development arms and have career opportunities ranging from cowboy to land manager to ranch operations manager. In addition, many new people are moving into the ranching industry through succession planning or through buying ranches for the first time.
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Subjects
- Substance Abuse
- Sustainable Energy Systems
- Sustainable
- Energy Management
- Energy Healing
Course programme
Students experience how to create environmentally sustainable ranch enterprises that include the following aspects: soils, riparian and water management, biodiversity and plant needs, grazing management, invasive species, wildlife interactions, urban agriculture interface, medicinal plants, and traditional use sites.
Students develop hands-on skills in humane animal care, stockmanship, dog training, fencing, equipment maintenance and safe operating procedures. They also learn how to identify opportunities for enterprise diversification and touch on key success factors and average production/income benchmarks for sheep, poultry, purebred livestock, greenhouse, vegetables, fruits and berries, on farm processing, value added, farm store, and tourism.
Admission Requirements
Limited Admission
- Admission to Applied Sustainable Ranching Diploma
Applied Sustainable Ranching Certificate (Williams Lake)