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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC310 - Maintain pastures and crops for livestock production

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AHCBAC310 - Maintain pastures and crops for livestock production

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Monitor & assess agricultural pasture and crop condition, growth and requirements

  1. Monitor pasture and crop growth, nutrient status and health regularly and record observations
  2. Report deviation from expected growth and vigour
  3. Identify, monitor and report weeds, pests and diseases
  4. Monitor soil fertility and plant nutrition where required
  5. Follow directions to establish sites for regular measurement of soil moisture where required.
  6. Measure moisture levels and calculate soil water percentage using soil probe or other measuring tools
  7. Report observations of pasture and crop ripening to manager to determine the timing of harvest
Monitor pasture and crop growth, nutrient status and health regularly and record observations

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Report deviation from expected growth and vigour

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Identify, monitor and report weeds, pests and diseases

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Monitor soil fertility and plant nutrition where required

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Follow directions to establish sites for regular measurement of soil moisture where required.

Completed
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Measure moisture levels and calculate soil water percentage using soil probe or other measuring tools

Completed
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Report observations of pasture and crop ripening to manager to determine the timing of harvest

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Undertake pasture and crop health operations

  1. Identify work health and safety hazards and implement appropriate controls
  2. Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment
  3. Contribute to an Integrated pest and plant health strategy to address pasture / crop health and growth issues
  4. Select and use equipment to apply treatments where required
  5. Follow label instructions and any specialist advice
  6. Apply specialist sprays appropriately for growth stages
  7. Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  8. Conduct any required chipping or spot spraying
  9. Assess, record and report pasture and crop growth stages and keys
  10. Apply water as required in irrigated situations
  11. Consider adverse environmental impacts when performing all applications
Identify work health and safety hazards and implement appropriate controls

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Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment

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Contribute to an Integrated pest and plant health strategy to address pasture / crop health and growth issues

Completed
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Teacher:
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Select and use equipment to apply treatments where required

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Follow label instructions and any specialist advice

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Apply specialist sprays appropriately for growth stages

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Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

Completed
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Teacher:
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Conduct any required chipping or spot spraying

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Assess, record and report pasture and crop growth stages and keys

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Apply water as required in irrigated situations

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Consider adverse environmental impacts when performing all applications

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Complete cleaning and hygiene operations

  1. Clean and maintain equipment appropriately
  2. Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris from the maintenance and servicing work appropriately
  3. Follow enterprise biosecurity procedures
  4. Complete all required records and documentation appropriately
Clean and maintain equipment appropriately

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Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris from the maintenance and servicing work appropriately

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Follow enterprise biosecurity procedures

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Complete all required records and documentation appropriately

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Implement grazing strategies

  1. Contribute to an integrated pest management program using livestock to conduct stubble and fallow weed control
  2. Implement appropriate grazing program to maintain pasture and crop production for grazing
  3. Respond to changes in quantity and quality of available pasture and crop with appropriate grazing management
Contribute to an integrated pest management program using livestock to conduct stubble and fallow weed control

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Implement appropriate grazing program to maintain pasture and crop production for grazing

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Respond to changes in quantity and quality of available pasture and crop with appropriate grazing management

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Monitor & assess agricultural pasture and crop condition, growth and requirements

1.1 Monitor pasture and crop growth, nutrient status and health regularly and record observations

1.2 Report deviation from expected growth and vigour

1.3 Identify, monitor and report weeds, pests and diseases

1.4 Monitor soil fertility and plant nutrition where required

1.5 Follow directions to establish sites for regular measurement of soil moisture where required.

1.6 Measure moisture levels and calculate soil water percentage using soil probe or other measuring tools

1.7 Report observations of pasture and crop ripening to manager to determine the timing of harvest

2. Undertake pasture and crop health operations

2.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and implement appropriate controls

2.2 Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment

2.3 Contribute to an Integrated pest and plant health strategy to address pasture / crop health and growth issues

2.4 Select and use equipment to apply treatments where required

2.5 Follow label instructions and any specialist advice

2.6 Apply specialist sprays appropriately for growth stages

2.7 Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

2.8 Conduct any required chipping or spot spraying

2.9 Assess, record and report pasture and crop growth stages and keys

2.10 Apply water as required in irrigated situations

2.11 Consider adverse environmental impacts when performing all applications

3. Complete cleaning and hygiene operations

3.1 Clean and maintain equipment appropriately

3.2 Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris from the maintenance and servicing work appropriately

3.3 Follow enterprise biosecurity procedures

3.4 Complete all required records and documentation appropriately

4. Implement grazing strategies

4.1 Contribute to an integrated pest management program using livestock to conduct stubble and fallow weed control

4.2 Implement appropriate grazing program to maintain pasture and crop production for grazing

4.3 Respond to changes in quantity and quality of available pasture and crop with appropriate grazing management

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Monitor & assess agricultural pasture and crop condition, growth and requirements

1.1 Monitor pasture and crop growth, nutrient status and health regularly and record observations

1.2 Report deviation from expected growth and vigour

1.3 Identify, monitor and report weeds, pests and diseases

1.4 Monitor soil fertility and plant nutrition where required

1.5 Follow directions to establish sites for regular measurement of soil moisture where required.

1.6 Measure moisture levels and calculate soil water percentage using soil probe or other measuring tools

1.7 Report observations of pasture and crop ripening to manager to determine the timing of harvest

2. Undertake pasture and crop health operations

2.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and implement appropriate controls

2.2 Select, use and maintain appropriate personal protective equipment

2.3 Contribute to an Integrated pest and plant health strategy to address pasture / crop health and growth issues

2.4 Select and use equipment to apply treatments where required

2.5 Follow label instructions and any specialist advice

2.6 Apply specialist sprays appropriately for growth stages

2.7 Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

2.8 Conduct any required chipping or spot spraying

2.9 Assess, record and report pasture and crop growth stages and keys

2.10 Apply water as required in irrigated situations

2.11 Consider adverse environmental impacts when performing all applications

3. Complete cleaning and hygiene operations

3.1 Clean and maintain equipment appropriately

3.2 Dispose of all containers, leftover fluids, waste and debris from the maintenance and servicing work appropriately

3.3 Follow enterprise biosecurity procedures

3.4 Complete all required records and documentation appropriately

4. Implement grazing strategies

4.1 Contribute to an integrated pest management program using livestock to conduct stubble and fallow weed control

4.2 Implement appropriate grazing program to maintain pasture and crop production for grazing

4.3 Respond to changes in quantity and quality of available pasture and crop with appropriate grazing management

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:

detect differences and variations in pasture and crop growth

report/communicate such differences to the supervisor/farm owner

observe and report on health, nutrition and growth of the pasture and crop

monitor pests and disease in pastures and crops

assess pastures and crop maturity

apply sprays and fertilizers as directed

measure soil moisture and relate data to crop requirements

apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

monitor the productivity and feed intake of grazing livestock

assess the impact of grazing on pasture and crop productivity

follow enterprise work health and safety and animal welfare policies and procedures.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

potential hazards associated with the operation of basic tools, equipment and machinery

general machine maintenance procedures

machinery operating principles and safe operating methods

role of technology in improving efficiency

environmental impacts associated with the operation of machinery and equipment

organisation recording and reporting procedures

symptoms of pasture and crop lacking health and vigour

signs of pest and disease infestation, moisture stress and nutrient deficiencies

hygiene requirements for equipment that comes into contact with the pastures and crops

types and uses of herbicides, insecticides and other pesticides and alternative pest control methods (non-chemical)

work health and safety and pesticides, legislation

different livestock grazing habits

enterprise sustainability practices.

Range Statement