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Farming courses

k mac · 2011-10-13 18:23:09

It has occured to me that besides the teagasc and green cert and so on there is very few part time farming courses. Even in minor things such as basic tractor maintenance, i imagine not everyone is mechanically minded and it would be of great benefit to people if they did not have to pay a mechanic for minor jobs. Also in…

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k mac

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It has occured to me that besides the teagasc and green cert and so on there is very few part time farming courses. Even in minor things such as basic tractor maintenance, i imagine not everyone is mechanically minded and it would be of great benefit to people if they did not have to pay a mechanic for minor jobs. Also in livestock health, alot of people may not be comfortable injecting, squeezing, de-hornin etc. I am sure there are other elements of farming people would like more knowledge/expertise in.Now maybe i am wrong and these courses are available but i have never come across them.Surely if there are not with farming supposedly booming at the moment there is oppurtunities for qualified people to provide these courses .

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#2 13-10-2011 10:07pm

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im fairly sure animal health is covered in the green cert a must have for farmers

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#3 13-10-2011 10:44pm

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www.nots.ie provide a lot of one and two day courses on a very broad range of topics for farmers

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