Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain currency of environment and food safety information relating to fertilisers and soil ameliorants
- Community, government and agricultural industry concerns and legislative requirements in relation to fertiliser and soil ameliorant environmental stewardship and initiatives to address them are identified and documented by actively and regularly researching industry and other information sources
- Local information relating to nutrient management, particularly in a catchment or regional context, is identified and documented by active communication with local organisations
- National and local information and standards relating to food safety associated with fertiliser and soil ameliorant use are identified and documented by actively and regularly researching industry and other information sources
- Information and standards relating to transport, handling, storage and application of fertilisers and soil ameliorants are identified and documented by actively and regularly researching industry and other information sources
- Evaluate environmental risks and develop a nutrient management plan
- Environmentally significant features of fertiliser, soil ameliorants, soil, landscape and climate that are likely to influence environmental risks associated with plant nutrition and soil fertility program are identified and documented
- Agronomic and operational activities associated with fertiliser and/or soil ameliorant program, and associated environmental risk categories, are identified and documented
- Environmental risks and impacts associated with agronomic and operational activities are evaluated and prioritised
- Management options to appropriately address environmental risks are identified and evaluated
- Appropriate management options to address any identified environmental risks are discussed and agreed with customer
- Nutrient management tools are used in conjunction with land owner/manager to monitor effectiveness of management decisions over time
- Opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of plant nutrition and soil fertility program, including use of fertilisers and soil ameliorants, are identified and operational and agronomic recommendations are modified accordingly
- Identify and communicate relevant best practice in transport, handling and storage for environmental stewardship to land owner/manager