RCS offers a range of short courses tailored for producers in specific regions and industry types. We also work in conjunction with Australia's catchment management authorities to deliver training programs that are focused on the catchment priorities and meet the production training needs of the local producers.

The courses listed on this page are offered in addition to our core programs which together form The Rural Profit System. Those core programs include the internationally recognised GrazingforProfit and ExecutiveLink programs. Click here to read about our core programs and the Rural Profit System.

Choice of Programs

Applied Grazing Course

The AGC is an intensive 4 day course on the principles and practices of grazing management including how to design, manage and control a grazing cell. The course taps into the combined knowledge of the group and summarises the collective experience of graziers throughout Australia.

STARTING DATES:

  • Monday, 19 April 2010 to Thursday, 22 April 10 - Rockhampton, QLD
  • Monday, 23 August 2010 to Thursday, 26 August 10 - Goondiwindi, QLD
  • Monday, 13 September 2010 to Thursday, 16 September 10 - Tamworth, NSW


Ruminant Nutrition Workshop

The Ruminant Nutrition Workshop covers, in one day, all you need to know about nutrition to improve animal production and gross margins on cattle and sheep grazing properties. It is based on over 20 years experience in practical nutrition.

STARTING DATES:

  • Friday, 23 April 2010 to Friday, 23 April 10 - Rockhampton, QLD
  • Friday, 27 August 2010 to Friday, 27 August 10 - Goondiwindi, QLD
  • Friday, 17 September 2010 to Friday, 17 September 10 - Tamworth, NSW


Pasture to Pocket

Pasture to Pocket includes a two day workshop followed by a pasture assessment field day. The program is held in conjunction with your local catchment management authority.

The Pasture to Pocket program links property development, grazing management and pastures, with animal nutrition and reproduction, to lead you towards a truly sustainable and profitable business.

STARTING DATES:

  • Monday, 21 June 2010 to Wednesday, 23 June 10 - Cunnamulla, QLD
  • Thursday, 24 June 2010 to Saturday, 26 June 10 - Eulo, QLD


Keep In Touch (KIT) Days

The RCS Keep In Touch (KIT) Days are a central plank of the ongoing support and advice to graduates of programs in the Rural Profit System including GrazingforProfit and FarmingforProfit.

STARTING DATES:

  • Friday, 9 April 2010 to Friday, 9 April 10 - Coonamble, NSW


Field Days

RCS Field Days are an excellent way of keeping informed of the latest rural management practices and new technology.


Mind over Money...an inner journey to wealth

The Mind over Money....an inner journey to wealth workshop is a partnership between RCS and The Right Mind. This exciting 2 day workshop gives you, the participant, the opportunity to explore goals, money blueprints and how to achieve brain integration for a better understanding of what drives you.


RCS Business Accelerator

RCS is very pleased to announce its new program, Business Accelerator. Business Accelerator has been designed at clients' requests to provide an on farm one on one consulting and support program to producers who wish to accelerate their business though are unable to "get away" from the property on regular occasions.

The Business Accelerator program combines 2 days of consulting on farm, phone support and guidance with an RCS consultant plus one year's analysis with RCS' benchmarking program, Profit Probe. Other benefits include ongoing webinars and access to the RCS' website's Members Section.

The program is available to all primary producers who are at any stage of the Rural Profit System. Your initial commitment is for 12 months with a set fee for the program.

This is an opportunity for primary producers to accelerate their business to the next level at the pace of their choosing.


Agricultures Quantum Leap...energy, ecosystems and the human connection

RCS has been pushing the boundaries for people involved in Australian agriculture since 1989, and feel now is the time to push some more.

We have asked ourselves the question – what does the future hold for agriculture? One thing that is absolutely certain is it will involve change, and change at a faster pace than we have been used to in the past.

STARTING DATES:

  • Sunday, 28 March 2010 to Wednesday, 31 March 10 - Nundle NSW