Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for cultivation
- Confirm work requirements from the planting plan
- Determine the method of cultivation from the planting plan
- Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls
- Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Identify environmental implications of cultivating the site, assess likely outcomes and take responsible action
- Prepare the cultivating equipment
- Clean and inspect vehicles, machinery and equipment according to certified seed production procedures
- Service and adjust vehicles and equipment for the conditions and replace worn parts
- Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris from the maintenance and servicing work
- Record maintenance and servicing
- Cultivate soil
- Remove, incorporate or burn previous cropdebris
- Follow and complete the cultivation plan for each paddock
- Select, use and maintain suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Operate vehicles and equipment in a safe, effective and efficient manner at speeds to suit the conditions
- Ensure the quality of cultivation is maximised by continually checking and adjusting the vehicles and equipment as necessary
- Meet all timelines, resource and quality requirements of the planting plan
- Prepare site for planting
- Complete the planting layout as required by the planting plan
- Undertake weed and pest control as required
- Apply fertilisers, ameliorants, and/or other pre-planting treatments as required
- Identify the environmental implications of site preparation, assess likely outcomes and, if necessary, take responsible action
- Complete land preparation operations