Training courses

Did you know that precision agriculture helps us to be more sustainable? GENERAL OBJECTIVES We live in times where the sustainability of our farms and their resilience to climate change and other external factors is key to ensuring that, tomorrow, we continue to have profitable crops. The application of the 2030 Agenda and the principles of

The iHub La Vena Innova, in San Fernando de Henares (Madrid), is organizing this free course on cloud computing services in remote sensing. Contents Public and private Earth observation programs. Basic principles of remote sensing. Earth observation web services. Images and image collections. Algebraic, boolean, relational and conditional

The objective of this course is to acquire the minimum knowledge required by RD 637/2021 and by implementing decision 2017/302 in order to be qualified to work on poultry farms. Goals: Gain an overview of the characteristics of poultry production. Acquire basic knowledge of animal health, hygiene and biosecurity to ensure the required levels of

This course is aimed at all those who wish to acquire the basic skills, which are necessary and mandatory, to handle and apply pesticides for phytosanitary uses. Goals: What are you going to learn? Distinguish between pests and diseases, and know and differentiate the different agents that cause damage to crops. Know the risks of exposure to

Blended training with 270 hours Application deadline until 23/02/2025 This activity is 85% co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development , within the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. Modules AGRICULTURAL COMPANY AGRONOMY AND PRUNING OF THE OLIVE GROVE APPLICATOR OF PHYTOSANITARY PRODUCTS. QUALIFIED LEVEL ASSOCIATIONISM AND

This course is aimed at all those who want to learn the basics of animal welfare in transport in an easy and dynamic way. Goals: Concepts and generalities on animal transport. Good practices in animal transport. Biosecurity and operating procedures. Conditions and requirements for the transport of live animals. Legal aspects and documentation for

With this course you will learn the regulations regarding pig welfare and their handling and breeding conditions, as well as the cleaning and disinfection protocols for facilities and vehicles. Goals: To know the national and European regulations related to animal welfare, how it is controlled and the possible sanctions for non-compliance. Learn

This course is aimed at all those who wish to acquire the basic skills, which are necessary and mandatory, to handle and apply pesticides for phytosanitary uses. Goals: What are you going to learn? Distinguish between pests and diseases, and know and differentiate the different agents that cause damage to crops. Know the risks of exposure to

30-hour Animal Welfare course for transporters and livestock farmers, in the afternoon.

Organised by the AgriRegenCarbon Project , the event focuses on the potential of carbon credits and their impact on the sustainability of the agricultural sector in Spain, and will address challenges facing the sector such as climate change, soil degradation and farm profitability. Keynote speaker Orson Acosta , CEO of Azolla Projects , an expert

Specialized face-to-face training that will address the incidence and biological control of Thrips parvispinus and red spider in the 2024/25 campaign The effects that the pests Thrips parvispinus and Tetranychus urticae are causing in pepper crops and the strategy for their control within Integrated Pest Management will be presented. In recent

Agricultural Pesticides Course - Basic Level, 25 hours in the afternoon. Observations: Courses co-financed by FEADER (85%), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (3.72%) and Regional Government of Extremadura (11.28%) based on the continuous training programme of the General Directorate of Rural Development contemplated in the RDP of

Course on Pesticides for Livestock Use - Basic Level, 25 hours, in the afternoon. Observations: Courses co-financed by FEADER (85%), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (3.72%) and Regional Government of Extremadura (11.28%) based on the continuous training programme of the General Directorate of Rural Development contemplated in the RDP of

Contents Crop pests: classification, description and damage they cause. Pest control methods. Importance of non-chemical methods. Means of phytosanitary protection. Strategies and techniques for integrated pest management. Biological control and other alternative techniques for pest control in different crops. General principles of integrated pest

Contents PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY THEIR FOOD AND WATER NEEDS, THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THE CONCEPT OF STRESS. PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF ANIMAL HANDLING. IMPACT OF DRIVING PRACTICES ON THE WELFARE OF TRANSPORTED ANIMALS AND ON MEAT QUALITY. EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED TO ANIMALS. SAFETY CRITERIA FOR PERSONNEL WORKING WITH ANIMALS. ASPECTS RELATED TO ROAD

This course is aimed at all those who wish to acquire the basic skills, which are necessary and mandatory, to handle and apply pesticides for phytosanitary uses. Goals: What are you going to learn? Distinguish between pests and diseases, and know and differentiate the different agents that cause damage to crops. Know the risks of exposure to

Contents Crop pests: classification, description and damage they cause. Pest control methods. Importance of non-chemical methods. Means of phytosanitary protection. Strategies and techniques for integrated pest management. Biological control and other alternative techniques for pest control in different crops. General principles of integrated pest

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural World and Environment is organizing the third edition of the Course for professional plant operators, with the aim of informing attendees about the new European Union legislation in relation to pests regulated in material for multiplication, reproduction and seedlings of different plant species

Modules: AGRICULTURAL COMPANY ASSOCIATIONISM AND COMMERCIALIZATION ACCOUNTING AND INITIATION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE BUSINESS RELATIONS AND PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS FACILITIES AND LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT FEEDING. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION REPRODUCTION MANAGEMENT. LACTATION, BREEDING AND RE-BREEDING LIVESTOCK HEALTH AND HYGIENE

Contents - Specific regulations: Analysis of the Specific Regulations for Integrated Vine Production and its application. - Agronomic characteristics and plant material. - Land preparation, sowing/planting. - Amendments and fertilization. - Soil and vegetation cover management. - Pruning/Thinning. - Crop water requirements and irrigation management