Agskills
The Agskills series provides a handy practical guide to many of the skills and practices of farming. These books contain step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures.
Printed and electronic, Tocal’s publications cover all major areas of agriculture and land management. Many of them are mapped to the NSW school syllabus. All of them are up-to-date, best-practice and relevant to modern agriculture.
Tocal College has published close to 100 books on all aspects of agriculture and land management. These books are high quality, accurate and reliable references on topics such as livestock, pastures, irrigation, weed management, natural resource management, beekeeping, machinery, farming skills and farm management.
They are easy to read with useful illustrations and photographs for practical understanding of the subject matter.
New release
A Field Guide to Ecological Survey
Could your land be habitat for koalas or other native fauna (including nesting area for birds)? Perhaps it could be suitable for recreation such as bushwalking, trail biking or access to a waterway? Is it forest that has been invaded by weeds? Or you may be interested in applying for a grant to help you conserve your block and its biodiversity.
You can assess a site for answers to any of these questions with the help of a Field Guide to Ecological Survey, newly released by Tocal College.
Books by topic
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Animals
Books about farm livestock, clearly written with clear colour images and diagrams. We cover alpacas, dairy goats, beef production, and nearly everything betweeen.
Bees
Australia's leading publications on bees and honey production, our books aim to help our beekeepers have healthy and productive hives, with best practice for pollination and honey production.
Farm management
Farm management covers everything from the soil to the climate to the people.
Field crops and pastures
Books that take you through wheat cropping, pasture systems, grass ID, and lucerne production.
General
Check out our growing series of children's books about the farm animals of Tocal, read the Tocal Code of Land Use Practice, or learn about Aboriginal land use at Tocal.
Horticulture
Industry handbooks for commercial horticulture.
Natural resources and environment
Easy to read, beautifully produced books on assessing and managing the natural resources on your property.
Plant disease, weeds and pests
Pest, disease and weed biosecurity, identification and management.
Technology, machinery and equipment
Practical books covering AgTech, fencing, as well as quad bikes, tractors and other machinery.
Weather and climate
Preparing for drought and managing climate risk is a huge topic for farmers and land-holders today.
All About Tocal
32 books covering nearly every aspect of Tocal's history and evolution: the people, agricultural practice and heritage values. Aboriginal land use, convict and bushranger activity, vegetation, significant men and women.
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Publications catalogue
Our publications catalogue (PDF) showcases the full range of hardcopy and digital publications available.
School teachers, you can download a catalogue (PDF, 9704.97 KB) of our publications mapped to the NSW syllabus. This catalogue will help you find resources to support a range of subjects and stages.
Resources for RTOs
Tocal College is able to provide RTOs with a range of resources to support delivery of training under the Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package (AHC). Download Resources for RTOs AHC Training Packages - AgSkills and Resources for RTOs - AHC Training Packages - AgGuides.
eBooks
Enjoy a convenient way to buy and read our books! Most of our publications are available as ebooks and can be purchased through the iBooks app and from Google Play.
EBSCO library
Librarians, our publications are available in the EBSCO eBook collection, search on Tocal in the Publisher field, or on the individual tiles (list available). Some Frequently Asked Questions about EBSCO are answered here.
'All about Tocal' series
Tocal also offers the 'All about Tocal' series of publications covering aspects of Tocal history.
Tocal farm children's book series
We've created a series of stories about the animals at Tocal, aimed at developing agricultural understanding in young students, as well as an appreciation of the work involved in producing food and fibre on Australian farms.
Are you a teacher in NSW?
Many publications have been mapped to the NSW Syllabus. Tocal books are easy to read with useful illustrations and photographs for practical understanding of the subject matter. This catalogue will help you find resources to support a range of subjects and stages.
Tocal book catalogue
Download our latest publications catalogue in printable PDF showcasing the full range of hardcopy and digital publications available.
EBSCO
Libraries, schools, RTOs and businesses can now access our publications in the EBSCO ebook collection. Search on Tocal in the publisher field.
All about Tocal series
The 'All About Tocal' series consists of 32 books covering all aspects of Tocal history from 1822 including the people, convicts, heritage values, the buildings and the bushrangers.
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