FACTS (Fertiliser Advisers Certification & Training Scheme)
| Cost: | £676 |
| Dates (2013): |
February 4-6 plus 11-12, 2013 Exam on February 18, 2013 |
This course looks at key aspects of crop nutrition and the use of fertilisers to promote healthy plant growth. Given the importance of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and the Water Framework Directive, emphasis is placed on the use of integrated crop nutrient management. The course is suitable for advisors, agronomists, farmers and farm managers, and at the end of the course, students will be able to provide recommendations for fertiliser use, which are both economically- and environmentally-sound.
The FACTS award is the standard industry qualification for those selling of advising on the use of crop fertilisers.
The subject areas covered will include the following:
- Soil in relation to plant nutrition
- Nature and properties of fertilisers
- Role of plant nutrients
- Calculating fertiliser requirements of the main crop types
- Transport, handling, storage and application of fertilisers
- Legislation and other requirements to protect the environment.
The course is delivered over six days organised into two blocks of two days, plus a revision day and one day for the examination. There is normally a week between each block. Delivery is through participatory lectures and group exercises. Assessment is by means of a one hour multiple-choice examination and a fifteen minute oral exam.
For further information please contact:
Simon Goodger
University of Lincoln
Riseholme
Lincoln LN2 2LG
United Kingdom
Tel. +44(0)1522 895295
E-mail: sgoodger@lincoln.ac.uk
Riseholme College Enquiries and information:
01522 895390
