Farming, Gardening & Fishing
If youre interested in outdoor work cultivating land, growing plants, diving for lobsters or raising stock you may be interested in the farming, gardening & fishing industry.
Farming
Farming includes a wide range of occupations, skills and activities: cane and cotton farming, beef and dairy farming, emu farming, bee keeping, organic farming and maintaining and selling farm machinery, to name a few.
The main farming sectors are livestock, horticulture, grain and services to agriculture:
Livestock
chickens (meat & eggs)
cattle (meat & dairy)
pigs (meat)
sheep (meat & wool)
Horticulture
fruit
vegetables
plant nurseries (flowers, shrubs, trees)
vineyards (grapes for wine)
Grain
wheat
barley
oats
canola
Services to agriculture
sheep shearing
fruit picking
aerial spraying and fertiliser spreading
pest extermination
conservation & landcare.
Training & qualifications
There are short courses, traineeships and Certificate II through to Diploma level courses, designed for farm workers including managers and owner operators.These include:
Farm Hand (Grain) Certificate II in Agriculture (specialising in Grain Production)
Wool Classer Certificate IV in Wool Classing
Farm Supervisor or Manager Diploma in Agriculture.
Gardening
If youre interested in growing plants fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamentals -- you may want to work in gardening (also known as horticulture).
Nursery and gardening workers deal with plant nutrition, pests and diseases, compost and growing media, water quality, efficiency & use, landscaping, irrigation, invasive plants (weeds) and more.
The industry includes growers, wholesalers, retailers, garden maintenance and landscapers.
Industry developments include:
'Grow your own' people are exploring ways to produce their own food. This has stimulated product innovations that allow vegetables and fruit trees to be produced in smaller spaces, for example.
Drought, water scarcity, and media attention and political debate around climate change has increased awareness of green building and landscaping.
Outdoor room design garden spaces built inside domestic homes and retail settings. Some incorporate live, vertical gardens.
Training & qualifications
Horticulture qualifications range from Certificate II IV, with specialisations in aboriculture (the cultivation and management of trees), floriculture (flower farming), landscaping, retail & wholesaling nursery, parks& gardens and turf.
Floristry II and III qualifications are available for people interested in designing, preparing and selling flower arrangements. The Certificate IV in Floristry qualification is available for supervisory or management roles.
Fishing
According to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), fish are a multi-billion dollar industry for Australia. They are our fifth largest food producing industry, worth more than $2.2 billion to our economy every year.
Fisheries involve the capture of wild fish or raising fish provide employment to many people. A fishery may involve the capture of wild fish or raising fish through fish farming or aquaculture.
Aquaculture (the farming of freshwater and saltwater organisms including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants), is a growing industry.
Training & qualifications
Available qualifications include Certificate II, III, IV and Diploma courses in aquaculture, as well as short courses such as Hatchery Techniques, Recirculation Technology and Seafood Safety, for example.
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