Elements and Performance Criteria
- Monitor & assess agricultural pasture and crop condition, growth and requirements
- Monitor pasture and crop growth, nutrient status and health regularly and record observations
- Report deviation from expected growth and vigour
- Identify, monitor and report weeds, pests and diseases
- Monitor soil fertility and plant nutrition where required
- Follow directions to establish sites for regular measurement of soil moisture where required.
- Measure moisture levels and calculate soil water percentage using soil probe or other measuring tools
- Report observations of pasture and crop ripening to manager to determine the timing of harvest
- Undertake pasture and crop health operations
- Identify work health and safety hazards and implement appropriate controls
- Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment
- Contribute to an Integrated pest and plant health strategy to address pasture / crop health and growth issues
- Select and use equipment to apply treatments where required
- Follow label instructions and any specialist advice
- Apply specialist sprays appropriately for growth stages
- Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
- Conduct any required chipping or spot spraying
- Assess, record and report pasture and crop growth stages and keys
- Apply water as required in irrigated situations
- Consider adverse environmental impacts when performing all applications
- Complete cleaning and hygiene operations
- Implement grazing strategies
- Contribute to an integrated pest management program using livestock to conduct stubble and fallow weed control
- Implement appropriate grazing program to maintain pasture and crop production for grazing
- Respond to changes in quantity and quality of available pasture and crop with appropriate grazing management