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This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.0.

Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Develop a pasture and crop program

1.1 Establish production targets for each crop and pasture type consistent with market and production constraints, and marketing and workplace objectives

1.2 Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals for crop or pasture

1.3 Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and evaluate any necessary control measures, including integrated weed management strategies

1.4 Assess soil moisture, rainfall patterns, decile probability, evaporation, wind and moisture requirements for growth

1.5 Assess nutrient requirements for crops and pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser programs

1.6 Assess technology to ensure efficient performance of operations

1.7 Identify and maintain budgetary constraints

1.8 Develop a pasture and crop program to meet production targets and workplace objectives

1.9 Identify workplace health and safety hazards in crop and pasture management, and develop control strategies

2. Implement pasture and crop management program

2.1 Implement and monitor pasture and crop program to ensure capacity and development is as planned

2.2 Implement planned weed, pest and disease control

2.3 Determine and conduct fertiliser and pesticide applications and rates appropriate to crop or pasture type

2.4 Apply crop and pasture nutrient requirements to ensure achievement of yield and sustainability of pasture

2.5 Evaluate in-season soil moisture and review crop and pasture production potential

2.6 Determine and implement processes to minimise waste and soil degradation, and meet environmental and sustainability standards

3. Monitor crop and pasture growth and fodder production

3.1 Monitor soil structure, water infiltration and erosion in accordance with workplace procedures and biosecurity requirements

3.2 Monitor grazing management

3.3 Integrate livestock into the cropping cycle through grazing of pastures returning to crop, stubbles and crop residues, and dual purpose crops

3.4 Measure, identify and calculate feed surpluses and deficiencies and take appropriate action

3.5 Monitor crop and pasture maturity and conduct harvesting to maximise quality and volume of harvesting efficiency

3.6 Determine if cultural practices, grazing management are conducive to production requirements and implement changes to practices where necessary

4. Review production outcomes

4.1 Monitor pasture and crop yields and evaluate against production targets and determine possible reasons for variance

4.2 Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of grazing and cropping programs and document for future best practice

4.3 Evaluate workplace production performance and document for management program review

4.4 Maintain appropriate production and operations records for production performance analysis and evaluation

Skill

Description

Reading

• Identify and interpret information regarding the growing requirements of the crop and pasture
• Identify and interpret marketing and workplace objectives

Writing

• Develop and maintain a fertiliser and pesticide program, and production and operations records

Numeracy

• Access and interpret budget data
• Calculate feed surpluses and deficiencies, including biomass
• Access and analyse data for input to fertiliser and pesticide program, pasture and crop program, production and operations records

Code and title current version

Code and title previous version

Comments

Equivalence status

AHCBAC510 Manage integrated crop and pasture production

AHCBAC503 Manage integrated crop and pasture production

Performance criteria clarified

Foundation skills added

Assessment requirements updated

Equivalent

Release

Comments

Release 1

This version released with AHC Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package Version 6.0.