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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare for harvesting
   • Assess crop maturity and quality in readiness for harvesting
   • Determine pre-harvest treatments for the control and eradication of pests and implement appropriately
   • Identify and comply with licence or permit requirements
   • Assess insurance requirements and plan and implement required risk management strategies
   • Identify work health and safety hazards and assess risks in crop harvesting
2. Determine harvest strategy
   • Estimate and calculate optimum timing to carry out harvest according to crop maturity assessment
   • Assess resource requirements appropriate to the size of the crop and estimated timing of harvest
   • Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
   • Arrange and confirm required labour and equipment to carry out harvesting operations within budgetary constraints
   • Identify and arrange appropriate requirements for fire prevention and control
3. Coordinate the harvest strategy
   • Implement work health and safety controls
   • Implement appropriate communication strategies
   • Implement harvesting operations and adjust as required according to weather, equipment and staff requirements
   • Coordinate and monitor equipment operation
   • Identify and control existing and potential biosecurity hazards appropriately
4. Complete harvest operation
   • Identify appropriate storage resources and strategies for drying grain
   • Segregate grain quality of grain to marketing grades and monitor for moisture content according to classification standards
   • Evaluate harvesting operations and outcomes against harvest strategy
   • Document and record information for continual analysis and effective planning management

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:

organise and schedule the maintenance of plant and equipment

establish strategies, procedures and controls for crop harvesting

negotiate and arrange contracts and agreements

implement safe workplace and positive environmental practices

deal with weather and other contingencies

establish strategies, procedures and controls for crop harvesting, including fire prevention and control plans

correct use of technology to improve efficiency

negotiate and arrange contracts and agreements

estimate crop yields

maintain budgetary controls

assess crop maturity and quality in readiness for harvesting

arrange storage and delivery requirements

segregate grain for quality and monitor for moisture content

implement work health and safety policies in the context of the work team

implement biosecurity policies in the context of the work team.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

crop maturity and yield potential

grain or seed quality

functions and limitations of harvesting equipment

role of technology in improving efficiency

crop measurement techniques and parameters

grain market information and sources

location and relative skills and abilities of available contractors

weather conditions which may affect the harvest

relevant legislation, codes of practice and enterprise requirements for Work Health and Safety, contractor engagement, environment and pesticides

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to harvesting operations

enterprise biosecurity policies.

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