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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC401 - Manage pastures for livestock production

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AHCBAC401 - Manage pastures for livestock production

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

Develop a pasture management program

  1. Assess pasture types on property and seasonal production potential and limitations
  2. Confirm or modify livestock production and enterprise objectives to develop production targets achievable by each pasture type
  3. Assess grazing and rest period requirements of pasture types for pasture quality, quantity and persistence considerations
  4. Assess nutrient requirements for pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser and soil ameliorant program
  5. On properties / paddocks with irrigation, determine appropriate irrigation schedules for each soil and pasture type using assessed water requirements, rainfall, Readily Available Water and evapo-transpiration data
  6. Identify and plan grazing and fodder conservation strategies
  7. Determine infrastructure and resources required to support grazing management
  8. Identify and account for budgetary constraints appropriately
  9. Develop appropriate pasture management program
  10. Identify hazards in pasture management and assess risks
Assess pasture types on property and seasonal production potential and limitations

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Confirm or modify livestock production and enterprise objectives to develop production targets achievable by each pasture type

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Assess grazing and rest period requirements of pasture types for pasture quality, quantity and persistence considerations

Completed
Date:

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Assess nutrient requirements for pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser and soil ameliorant program

Completed
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On properties / paddocks with irrigation, determine appropriate irrigation schedules for each soil and pasture type using assessed water requirements, rainfall, Readily Available Water and evapo-transpiration data

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Identify and plan grazing and fodder conservation strategies

Completed
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Determine infrastructure and resources required to support grazing management

Completed
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Identify and account for budgetary constraints appropriately

Completed
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Develop appropriate pasture management program

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Identify hazards in pasture management and assess risks

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Implement pasture management program

  1. Identify work health and safety hazards and implement controls
  2. Monitor pasture capacity appropriately
  3. Implement planned strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation and maintain ground cover
  4. Determine fertiliser and soil ameliorant applications and rates appropriate to pasture type, soil analysis and production targets, and applied accordingly
  5. On properties / paddocks with irrigation, monitor soil moisture and schedule watering
  6. Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  7. Develop and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental impacts
Identify work health and safety hazards and implement controls

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor pasture capacity appropriately

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Implement planned strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation and maintain ground cover

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine fertiliser and soil ameliorant applications and rates appropriate to pasture type, soil analysis and production targets, and applied accordingly

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On properties / paddocks with irrigation, monitor soil moisture and schedule watering

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental impacts

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor pasture growth and fodder production

  1. Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any identified changes to control measures
  2. Monitor soil structure and risks of erosion, determine changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage to improve soil quality
  3. On properties with irrigation, check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems
  4. Monitor grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels
  5. Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and rectify appropriately
  6. Monitor pasture maturity and conduct seed harvesting to meet any marketing and production targets
Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any identified changes to control measures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor soil structure and risks of erosion, determine changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage to improve soil quality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On properties with irrigation, check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and rectify appropriately

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor pasture maturity and conduct seed harvesting to meet any marketing and production targets

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review production level

  1. Monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels
  2. Evaluate grazing programs for sustainability of the land and pasture resource, and livestock profitability
  3. Collect and maintain physical and financial records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance
Monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate grazing programs for sustainability of the land and pasture resource, and livestock profitability

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collect and maintain physical and financial records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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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. Develop a pasture management program

1.1 Assess pasture types on property and seasonal production potential and limitations

1.2 Confirm or modify livestock production and enterprise objectives to develop production targets achievable by each pasture type

1.3 Assess grazing and rest period requirements of pasture types for pasture quality, quantity and persistence considerations

1.4 Assess nutrient requirements for pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser and soil ameliorant program

1.5 On properties / paddocks with irrigation, determine appropriate irrigation schedules for each soil and pasture type using assessed water requirements, rainfall, Readily Available Water and evapo-transpiration data

1.6 Identify and plan grazing and fodder conservation strategies

1.7 Determine infrastructure and resources required to support grazing management

1.8 Identify and account for budgetary constraints appropriately

1.9 Develop appropriate pasture management program

1.10 Identify hazards in pasture management and assess risks

2. Implement pasture management program

1.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and implement controls

1.2 Monitor pasture capacity appropriately

1.3 Implement planned strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation and maintain ground cover

1.4 Determine fertiliser and soil ameliorant applications and rates appropriate to pasture type, soil analysis and production targets, and applied accordingly

1.5 On properties / paddocks with irrigation, monitor soil moisture and schedule watering

1.6 Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.7 Develop and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental impacts

3. Monitor pasture growth and fodder production

3.1 Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any identified changes to control measures

3.2 Monitor soil structure and risks of erosion, determine changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage to improve soil quality

3.3 On properties with irrigation, check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels

3.5 Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and rectify appropriately

3.6 Monitor pasture maturity and conduct seed harvesting to meet any marketing and production targets

4. Review production level

4.1 Monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

4.2 Evaluate grazing programs for sustainability of the land and pasture resource, and livestock profitability

4.3 Collect and maintain physical and financial records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance

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. Develop a pasture management program

1.1 Assess pasture types on property and seasonal production potential and limitations

1.2 Confirm or modify livestock production and enterprise objectives to develop production targets achievable by each pasture type

1.3 Assess grazing and rest period requirements of pasture types for pasture quality, quantity and persistence considerations

1.4 Assess nutrient requirements for pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser and soil ameliorant program

1.5 On properties / paddocks with irrigation, determine appropriate irrigation schedules for each soil and pasture type using assessed water requirements, rainfall, Readily Available Water and evapo-transpiration data

1.6 Identify and plan grazing and fodder conservation strategies

1.7 Determine infrastructure and resources required to support grazing management

1.8 Identify and account for budgetary constraints appropriately

1.9 Develop appropriate pasture management program

1.10 Identify hazards in pasture management and assess risks

2. Implement pasture management program

1.1 Identify work health and safety hazards and implement controls

1.2 Monitor pasture capacity appropriately

1.3 Implement planned strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation and maintain ground cover

1.4 Determine fertiliser and soil ameliorant applications and rates appropriate to pasture type, soil analysis and production targets, and applied accordingly

1.5 On properties / paddocks with irrigation, monitor soil moisture and schedule watering

1.6 Apply technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.7 Develop and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental impacts

3. Monitor pasture growth and fodder production

3.1 Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any identified changes to control measures

3.2 Monitor soil structure and risks of erosion, determine changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage to improve soil quality

3.3 On properties with irrigation, check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels

3.5 Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and rectify appropriately

3.6 Monitor pasture maturity and conduct seed harvesting to meet any marketing and production targets

4. Review production level

4.1 Monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

4.2 Evaluate grazing programs for sustainability of the land and pasture resource, and livestock profitability

4.3 Collect and maintain physical and financial records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance

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:

determine fertiliser, soil ameliorants and biological inputs required to support production

set objectives and milestones for pasture production

calculate costs

determine soil quality and land use capability

monitor the productivity and feed intake of grazing livestock

develop grazing strategies and plan infrastructure required

assess the impact of grazing on pasture productivity and resilience

identify pasture species and estimate dry matter production of pasture

assess options to control weed infestation

identify strategies for pest and disease control

establish production targets for each pasture type in an enterprise

develop a pasture management program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives

carry out strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

monitor soil health and grazing management to ensure sustainable pasture and optimal livestock production levels

monitor pasture yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

correct use of technology to improve efficiency

maintain relevant physical and financial records for pasture and livestock production

implement work health and safety policies and procedures

implement enterprise environmental management and sustainability practices.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

land and soil conditions

pasture species and growing requirements

pasture grazing strategies

nutrient requirements and soil fertility

environmental management strategies in land use

safe handling processes for fertilisers

infestation patterns for different types of weed

role of technology in improving efficiency

work health and safety legislative and enterprise requirements

relevant environmental codes of practice, legislation and regulations relating to farm production.

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