Cool Climate Nut Production Course Online

 

Why Study this Cool Climate Nut Production Course?

If you’re interested in learning how to produce nuts in a cool climate, this course will teach you exactly that and more! This online cool climate nut production will teach the different plant families of nuts, the most common type of nuts grown, how to propagate nuts, the proper way of harvesting, and marketing, and more.

 

Nut growing, development and harvesting

For the enthusiast or commercial grower. This course provides a sound foundation for growing a wide variety of nuts, particularly in temperate climates. It also provides opportunities for you to focus more on types of nuts that are of greater interest and relevance to you.

  • Learn more about nut production and harvesting.
  • A great course for amateur nut growers and commercial nut growers.
  • Study in your own time at your own pace.
  • Our tutors are all experts in the field.

Course Aims

  • Identify different nut crop varieties.
  • Determine the cultivation practices appropriate to a range of different nut crops.
  • Determine how to propagate a range of different nut plants.
  • Determine appropriate techniques for harvesting a nut crop.
  • Specify an appropriate post-harvest treatment for a nut crop.
  • Develop marketing strategies for nuts.

Course Outline

There are 9 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction
    • What is a Nut
    • Identifying Plants Accurately
    • Classification of Nuts into their Plant Families
    • Juglanaceae,
    • Coylaceae,
    • Fagaceae,
    • Burseraceae,
    • Lecthidaceae
    • Sterculiaceae
    • Rosaceae
    • Pinaceae
    • Anacardiaceae, etc
    • Review of Botany of Nuts: flowers and fruit development
    • Resources
  2. The Most Commonly Grown Varieties
    • Overview of Nut Culture
    • Comparing most common nuts
    • Terminology
    • Almond
    • American Hazlenut
    • Cashew Peanut
    • Walnut
    • Macadamia
  3. Culture of Nuts
    • Site Selection and Management
    • Soils
    • Soil Testing
    • Water Management
    • Nutrition and Feeding
    • Plant Health: pest and disease, protection from wind, salt, air, etc
    • Common problems with different types of nuts
    • Planting
    • Terminology
    • Weed Management
    • Pruning
  4. Less Common Nuts
    • Pecan
    • Pistacio
    • Pine Nuts
    • Auraucaria
    • Chestnut
    • Filbert
    • Brazil Nut
    • Beech
    • Oak
    • Sunflower
    • Pili Nut
    • Cola Nut
    • Cocao
    • Hausa Groundnut
    • Acacia, and more
  5. Propagation
    • Seed Propagation of Nuts
    • Cuttings
    • Layering
    • Grafting
    • Propagating Corylus
    • Propagating Pinus
    • Propagating aids and structures
  6. Harvest and Post-harvest of Nuts.
    • Harvesting
    • Cleaning, Cracking and Shelling
    • Drying and Storage
    • Handling Almonds
    • Cashews
    • Chestnuts
    • Pine nuts
    • Walnuts
    • Hazlenuts
    • Pistacios
  7. Marketing Nuts
    • Overview
    • Where to sell nuts
    • Marketing Processes
    • Market Research
    • Uses of Nuts: Food and other uses
  8. Workplace Health, Safety and Risk Management
    • Duty of Care
    • Risk Assessment in a Horticultural Enterprise
    • Financial Risks
    • Keeping the Workplace Safe
    • Protective Clothing
    • Equipment Safety (Tools and Machinery)
    • Safety with Manual Handling and lifting
  9. Special Assignment
    • PBL Project Develop a plan for growing selected varieties of nuts in a specific location

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  • Experienced Tutor support
  • Certificate sent to you
  • Online study (Printed notes available)
  • Self paced - no set timetable
  • 12 months to complete course

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    • Certificate sent to you
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    • Self paced - no set timetable
    • 12 months to complete course

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      Cool Climate Nut Production Course Online

       

      Why Study this Cool Climate Nut Production Course?

      If you’re interested in learning how to produce nuts in a cool climate, this course will teach you exactly that and more! This online cool climate nut production will teach the different plant families of nuts, the most common type of nuts grown, how to propagate nuts, the proper way of harvesting, and marketing, and more.

       

      Nut growing, development and harvesting

      For the enthusiast or commercial grower. This course provides a sound foundation for growing a wide variety of nuts, particularly in temperate climates. It also provides opportunities for you to focus more on types of nuts that are of greater interest and relevance to you.

      • Learn more about nut production and harvesting.
      • A great course for amateur nut growers and commercial nut growers.
      • Study in your own time at your own pace.
      • Our tutors are all experts in the field.

      Course Aims

      • Identify different nut crop varieties.
      • Determine the cultivation practices appropriate to a range of different nut crops.
      • Determine how to propagate a range of different nut plants.
      • Determine appropriate techniques for harvesting a nut crop.
      • Specify an appropriate post-harvest treatment for a nut crop.
      • Develop marketing strategies for nuts.

      Course Outline

      There are 9 lessons in this course:

      1. Introduction
        • What is a Nut
        • Identifying Plants Accurately
        • Classification of Nuts into their Plant Families
        • Juglanaceae,
        • Coylaceae,
        • Fagaceae,
        • Burseraceae,
        • Lecthidaceae
        • Sterculiaceae
        • Rosaceae
        • Pinaceae
        • Anacardiaceae, etc
        • Review of Botany of Nuts: flowers and fruit development
        • Resources
      2. The Most Commonly Grown Varieties
        • Overview of Nut Culture
        • Comparing most common nuts
        • Terminology
        • Almond
        • American Hazlenut
        • Cashew Peanut
        • Walnut
        • Macadamia
      3. Culture of Nuts
        • Site Selection and Management
        • Soils
        • Soil Testing
        • Water Management
        • Nutrition and Feeding
        • Plant Health: pest and disease, protection from wind, salt, air, etc
        • Common problems with different types of nuts
        • Planting
        • Terminology
        • Weed Management
        • Pruning
      4. Less Common Nuts
        • Pecan
        • Pistacio
        • Pine Nuts
        • Auraucaria
        • Chestnut
        • Filbert
        • Brazil Nut
        • Beech
        • Oak
        • Sunflower
        • Pili Nut
        • Cola Nut
        • Cocao
        • Hausa Groundnut
        • Acacia, and more
      5. Propagation
        • Seed Propagation of Nuts
        • Cuttings
        • Layering
        • Grafting
        • Propagating Corylus
        • Propagating Pinus
        • Propagating aids and structures
      6. Harvest and Post-harvest of Nuts.
        • Harvesting
        • Cleaning, Cracking and Shelling
        • Drying and Storage
        • Handling Almonds
        • Cashews
        • Chestnuts
        • Pine nuts
        • Walnuts
        • Hazlenuts
        • Pistacios
      7. Marketing Nuts
        • Overview
        • Where to sell nuts
        • Marketing Processes
        • Market Research
        • Uses of Nuts: Food and other uses
      8. Workplace Health, Safety and Risk Management
        • Duty of Care
        • Risk Assessment in a Horticultural Enterprise
        • Financial Risks
        • Keeping the Workplace Safe
        • Protective Clothing
        • Equipment Safety (Tools and Machinery)
        • Safety with Manual Handling and lifting
      9. Special Assignment
        • PBL Project Develop a plan for growing selected varieties of nuts in a specific location

      Enrol Now

      • Experienced Tutor support
      • Certificate sent to you
      • Online study (Printed notes available)
      • Self paced - no set timetable
      • 12 months to complete course

      From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks

      Clear

       

      Get a Free Info Pack!

        CourseStream Accreditation.
        Accredited courses.