Agriculture and Conservation
Study Agriculture and Conservation at Melbourne Polytechnic and learn about conservation, winemaking, farming, climate change, and agronomy.
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Future-proof your career in conservation
If you’re interested in climate change, farming, sustainability, and winemaking, look no further than Agriculture and Conservation.
Melbourne Polytechnic’s Agriculture and Conservation qualifications offer a broad range of specialisations including Conservation, Agronomy, Aquaculture, and Viticulture and Winemaking.
Graduates of Melbourne Polytechnic’s Agriculture and Conservation qualifications may find work as small or industrial scale farmers, agricultural advisors, farm managers, rural business managers, winemakers, viticulturalists, agronomists, turf specialists, aquaculturalists, soil scientists, sustainable land management specialists, or any number of career paths.
Be part of one of Australia’s primary industries as it moves into the future and study Agriculture and Conservation at Melbourne Polytechnic.
Agriculture and Conservation at Melbourne Polytechnic
Jennifer Bessell flips her career to agriculture
Course by course, Jennifer Bessell has studied her way from a long career in nursing into a new life in agriculture. After many years as an operating theatre nurse, she was ready to move to a rural area, live on the land and focus on agriculture.
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How to become a winemaker
There's so much more to winemaking than the finished product; the wine industry has careers in a wide range of fields, from viticulture to soil research, cellar door sales to vineyard manager. How do you make a start if you are passionate about wine?
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A sustainable look at the future for Melbourne Polytechnic
Everyday we’re working towards more sustainable practices at Melbourne Polytechnic, leading us into a cleaner future for everyone that is part of our community. We recently toured 'Repurpose' It in Epping to making some of these practices a tangible reality.
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Getting your career started in Agriculture
The future of agriculture depends on tried and tested traditions combined with innovative and futuristic thinking. Start your career in Agriculture and work your way up.
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