Are you wanting to learn how to use a drone on your farm OR how to map your farm and utilise the data using a drone? Now’s your chance!

Drones are transforming modern agriculture — from precision crop mapping to smarter livestock management. With high-resolution aerial imaging and real-time data, farmers can monitor crop health, irrigation, and soil conditions while also tracking livestock, checking fences, and locating animals across large properties quickly and efficiently. This technology helps reduce costs, save time, improve yields, and support more sustainable farming practices. The future of farming is smarter, faster, and flying above us.

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When & Where:

Drones in Agriculture

Lismore 7 July

Grafton 9 July

Walcha 10 July

Inverell 18 August

Wee Waa 19 August

Walgett 20 August

Parkes 27 August

Bourke 14 September

Cobar 16 September

Nyngan 17 September

Broken Hill 12 October

Pooncarie 14 October

Balranald 15 October

Farm Mapping and Data Collection

Lismore 8 July 2026

Parkes 22 May 2026

Bourke 15 September 2026

Broken Hill 13 October 2026

DRONES IN AGRICULTURE

1 day face-to-face with pre-course online work.

This course is mapped to the following national units of competency:

- AHCMOM311 Operate precision control technology

- AVIW0028 Operate and manage remote pilot aircraft systems

More information at https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/.../production/drones-in-ag

*also available fee for service - $1375.00 per person to ineligible applicants

FARM MAPPING AND DATA COLLECTION

1 day face-to-face with pre-course online work.

This course is mapped to the following national units of competency:

- AHCWRK215 Collect and record production data

- AHCLPW410 Produce maps for land management purposes

More information at https://www.tocal.nsw.edu.au/.../farm-mapping-and-data

*also available fee for service - $1165.00 per person to ineligible applicants

Click the link below to register your interest!

Apply now: https://nswtrade.wufoo.com/.../drones-and-mapping.../

*The eligibility criteria is:

AgSkilled 3.0 provides NSW government-subsidised training for the agricultural sector, targeting plant-growing (Cotton, Grain, Rice, Production Horticulture & Viticulture) and livestock industries. Eligible participants must be aged 15+, no longer at school, live or work in NSW, and be Australian/NZ citizens or permanent residents. It covers primary producers, employees, and upskilling into the Agriculture Industry.

For more information, please don't hesitate to contact:

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐓𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞

Phone: 6951 2695

Email: sharon.leach@dpird.nsw.gov.au