Bachelor of Agriculture and Land Management put to the test
Julie Proctor from the Age recently reviewed NMIT’s Bachelor of Agriculture and Land Management degree in the article: Is the farmer’s life for you? If interested in studying agriculture at the tertiary degree level, read her course road test. Is the farmer’s life for you? Course road test: Bachelor of agriculture and land management at NMIT. It’s a farmer’s life …
How an NMIT olive growing course helped produce Rushworth Gold
On Sunday at the Girgarre Produce Farmers’ Market I got to taste some fine extra virgin olive oil and table olives from Lisadurne Hill, a family owned farm from Rushworth. The olive oil and olives had their origin in a unique program in olive growing delivered by NMIT’s Agriculture and Animal Science Department during 2007-2009. <h3>Girgarre Farmers Market</h3> Girgarre is …
Studying at NMIT pays off in career change from Bakery to Angus Beef
Changing careers is always a big move. Peter Billings decided to change from working as a chef and baker in charge of a Brumbies Bakery in Melbourne to managing his father-in-law’s farm at foot of the Otways just south of Winchelsea growing Angus bee…