Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for pasture and crop establishment
- Pasture and crop establishment program is sourced to meet production requirements and enterprise objectives.
- Pre-treatment (including inoculation) of seed is carried out prior to sowing where required.
- Sowing methods are selected appropriate to pasture species to maximise pasture survival.
- Fertilisers are applied according to crop/pasture needs and enterprise requirements.
- Machinery and equipment are selected for soils of property and operated according to manufacturer's instructions, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and enterprise requirements.
- Implement pasture and crop establishment program
- Manage fodder production
- Livestock are used to control stubble and fallow weeds as part of an integrated pest management program.
- Grazing program ensures high production levels and sound pasture regrowth.
- Grazing of crops and pastures is carefully controlled during pasture and crop establishment.
- Grazing is managed to minimise damage to soil structure and to prevent erosion according to sustainable land management practices.