Agriculture

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WHS

• WHS: A Management Guide
• Health and Safety Handbook: The Practical Guide to Workplace Health and Safety

Workplace Communications

• The Business Communication Handbook

Feed and Water Animals

• Animal Nutrition:  From Theory and Practice 
• Nutrition and Feeding of Organic Cattle 
• Feedlotting Lambs 
• National Guidelines for Beef Cattle Feedlots in Australia 
• Feedlot Design Manual 

Animal First Aid

• Dr Kellon's Guide to First Aid for Horses
• Dog First Aid
• Small Animal Care and Management
• Care of Australian Wildlife For Gardeners

Horses

• Horse Agskills (TOCAL) 
• Horse Brain, Human Brain:  The Neuroscience of Horsemanship
• Horse Secrets
• Your First Foal 
• Managing Horses on Small Properties 
• What Horses Really Want:  Unlocking Secrets to Trust, Cooperation and Reliability
• Physical Therapy For Horses:  A Visual Course in Massage, Stretching, Rehabilitation, Anatomy & Biomechanics
• Horse Genetics

Chemicals

• Chemical Application (TOCAL) 

Fencing

• Fencing AgGuide (TOCAL) 
• Electric Fencing AgGuide (TOCAL) 

Maintain Properties

• Property Planning AgGuide (TOCAL) 

Livestock

• Livestock Behaviour 
• Livestock Handling and Transport 

Motorbikes

• Motorbikes and Their Use on Farms (TOCAL) 

Quad Bikes

• Quad Bikes: A Practical Guide (TOCAL) 
• Side by Sides (TOCAL) 

Recognise Plants

• Plants of Central Queensland: Identification and Uses of Native and Introduced Species
• Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia (NEW!)
• Australian Rainforest Fruits
• Rainforest Trees and Shrubs:  A Field Guide for their Identification in Vic, NSW and subtropical Qld Using Vegetative Features

Weeds

• Managing Weeds (TOCAL)
• Machinery Hygiene: Inspecting and Cleaning Machinery to Prevent the Spread of Weeds, Pests and Diseases
• Weeds of Southern Queensland (NEW!) 
• Weeds of the South-East
• Weeds of Central and Northern Queensland (NEW!) 
• Weeds of the South-East
• Pests Diseases and Beneficials: Friends and Foes of Australian Gardens

Sheep

• Sheep Ag Skills (TOCAL)
• Breeding Stud Sheep 
• Sheep Farming For Meat and Wool 
• Running A Small Flock Of Sheep

Soil Growing Media

• Growing Media For Ornamental Plants and Turf