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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for agricultural crop establishment operations
   • Follow supervisor instructions about planting
   • Select and prepare appropriate machinery, equipment and tools
   • Identify work health and safety hazards in crop establishment and report to supervisor
   • Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment
2. Prepare the site for crop establishment
   • Remove and dispose of old crop and other waste materials appropriately
   • Apply appropriate soil amendments as directed by supervisor
   • Follow the crop production plan as directed by supervisor
   • Implement crop protection as directed by supervisor
   • Mark out the planting pattern as required by the crop production plan
   • Operate machinery, equipment and tools appropriately
3. Carry out establishment operations
   • Follow instructions to treat planting material
   • Handle and transport planting material
   • Follow the planting plan
4. Complete establishment operation
   • Clean and sterilise tools and equipment appropriately
   • Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris according to enterprise polices and minimising the impact on the environment
   • Complete all required workplace records appropriately
   • Apply enterprise biosecurity polices

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

communicate with supervisor and team members

carry out ground preparation of the area for planting

read and follow planting plan

apply pre-planting soil treatments

calibrate the planting equipment

treat and plant seed

apply fertiliser with seed at sowing or as a separate operation

apply herbicides under supervision

record all details of sowing

operate a range of crop establishment machinery

follow enterprise work health and safety policies in the context of own work

follow enterprise biosecurity policies in the context of own work.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

importance of correct timing and procedures for crop planting

field hygiene and quality control in regard to crop establishment

a range of pre-planting soil treatments and their importance

methods of waste disposal causing minimal impact on the environment

hazards and follow safety directions

communication with team members and supervisor

equipment calibration

measurement of quantities of treatment

determination of spacing’s and planting patterns

machinery operation to manufacturers specifications and enterprise procedures

safe application of appropriate agricultural chemicals

enterprise work health and safety and biosecurity polices.

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