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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC408 - Manage agricultural crop production

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AHCBAC408 - Manage agricultural crop production

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

Determine requirements for an agricultural crop establishment program

  1. Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals
  2. Determine required irrigation schedules where required for each soil and crop type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapotranspiration data
  3. Assess nutrient requirements for crops to determine appropriate fertiliser program
  4. Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  5. Identify and maintain budgetary constraints
  6. Develop a crop establishment program appropriate to the crop production plan
  7. Identify work health and safety hazards and develop control strategies in establishing agricultural crops
Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals

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Determine required irrigation schedules where required for each soil and crop type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapotranspiration data

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Assess nutrient requirements for crops to determine appropriate fertiliser program

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Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

Completed
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Identify and maintain budgetary constraints

Completed
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Develop a crop establishment program appropriate to the crop production plan

Completed
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Identify work health and safety hazards and develop control strategies in establishing agricultural crops

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Implement crop maintenance

  1. Implement strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation
  2. Determine fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop type and applied accordingly
  3. Determine crop nutrient requirements to ensure sustainability and achievement of yield
  4. Monitor soil moisture and adjust watering schedule if appropriate
  5. Determine and implement processes to minimise waste and soil degradation appropriately
Implement strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

Completed
Date:

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Determine fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop type and applied accordingly

Completed
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Determine crop nutrient requirements to ensure sustainability and achievement of yield

Completed
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Monitor soil moisture and adjust watering schedule if appropriate

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Determine and implement processes to minimise waste and soil degradation appropriately

Completed
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Monitor an agricultural crop through to harvest

  1. Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence, and implement any necessary changes to control measures
  2. Monitor soil structure and erosion and determine necessary changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage
  3. Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems
  4. Monitor grazing management to ensure crop production levels
  5. Monitor crop maturity and undertake harvesting to meet marketing and production targets
Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence, and implement any necessary changes to control measures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor soil structure and erosion and determine necessary changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor grazing management to ensure crop production levels

Completed
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Monitor crop maturity and undertake harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

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Implement the harvest strategy

  1. Follow the harvesting plan to apply pre-harvest pest control treatments where weather patterns permit
  2. Ensure adherence to all work health and safety and environmental requirements throughout the application of preharvest treatments and throughout the harvest
  3. Ensure that all required labour and equipment is ready and available at the scheduled place and time
  4. Commence the harvest at the scheduled time
  5. Follow the order of the harvest described in the harvesting plan
  6. Monitor harvesting operations and adjust to allow for weather, contracting and equipment maintenance needs
  7. Instruct truck, tractor and harvester operators on procedures to deliver each crop load at maximum quality
Follow the harvesting plan to apply pre-harvest pest control treatments where weather patterns permit

Completed
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Ensure adherence to all work health and safety and environmental requirements throughout the application of preharvest treatments and throughout the harvest

Completed
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Ensure that all required labour and equipment is ready and available at the scheduled place and time

Completed
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Commence the harvest at the scheduled time

Completed
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Follow the order of the harvest described in the harvesting plan

Completed
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Monitor harvesting operations and adjust to allow for weather, contracting and equipment maintenance needs

Completed
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Instruct truck, tractor and harvester operators on procedures to deliver each crop load at maximum quality

Completed
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Record production

  1. Maintain appropriate records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance
Maintain appropriate records of production for analysis and evaluation of production performance

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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. Determine requirements for an agricultural crop establishment program

1.1 Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals

1.2 Determine required irrigation schedules where required for each soil and crop type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapotranspiration data

1.3 Assess nutrient requirements for crops to determine appropriate fertiliser program

1.4 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.5 Identify and maintain budgetary constraints

1.6 Develop a crop establishment program appropriate to the crop production plan

1.7 Identify work health and safety hazards and develop control strategies in establishing agricultural crops

2. Implement crop maintenance

2.1 Implement strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

2.2 Determine fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop type and applied accordingly

2.3 Determine crop nutrient requirements to ensure sustainability and achievement of yield

2.4 Monitor soil moisture and adjust watering schedule if appropriate

2.5 Determine and implement processes to minimise waste and soil degradation appropriately

3. Monitor an agricultural crop through to harvest

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

3.2 Monitor soil structure and erosion and determine necessary changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage

3.3 Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management to ensure crop production levels

3.5 Monitor crop maturity and undertake harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

4. Implement the harvest strategy

4.1 Follow the harvesting plan to apply pre-harvest pest control treatments where weather patterns permit

4.2 Ensure adherence to all work health and safety and environmental requirements throughout the application of preharvest treatments and throughout the harvest

4.3 Ensure that all required labour and equipment is ready and available at the scheduled place and time

4.4 Commence the harvest at the scheduled time

4.5 Follow the order of the harvest described in the harvesting plan

4.6 Monitor harvesting operations and adjust to allow for weather, contracting and equipment maintenance needs

4.7 Instruct truck, tractor and harvester operators on procedures to deliver each crop load at maximum quality

5. Record production

5.1 Maintain appropriate 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. Determine requirements for an agricultural crop establishment program

1.1 Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals

1.2 Determine required irrigation schedules where required for each soil and crop type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapotranspiration data

1.3 Assess nutrient requirements for crops to determine appropriate fertiliser program

1.4 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.5 Identify and maintain budgetary constraints

1.6 Develop a crop establishment program appropriate to the crop production plan

1.7 Identify work health and safety hazards and develop control strategies in establishing agricultural crops

2. Implement crop maintenance

2.1 Implement strategic grazing to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

2.2 Determine fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop type and applied accordingly

2.3 Determine crop nutrient requirements to ensure sustainability and achievement of yield

2.4 Monitor soil moisture and adjust watering schedule if appropriate

2.5 Determine and implement processes to minimise waste and soil degradation appropriately

3. Monitor an agricultural crop through to harvest

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

3.2 Monitor soil structure and erosion and determine necessary changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage

3.3 Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management to ensure crop production levels

3.5 Monitor crop maturity and undertake harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

4. Implement the harvest strategy

4.1 Follow the harvesting plan to apply pre-harvest pest control treatments where weather patterns permit

4.2 Ensure adherence to all work health and safety and environmental requirements throughout the application of preharvest treatments and throughout the harvest

4.3 Ensure that all required labour and equipment is ready and available at the scheduled place and time

4.4 Commence the harvest at the scheduled time

4.5 Follow the order of the harvest described in the harvesting plan

4.6 Monitor harvesting operations and adjust to allow for weather, contracting and equipment maintenance needs

4.7 Instruct truck, tractor and harvester operators on procedures to deliver each crop load at maximum quality

5. Record production

5.1 Maintain appropriate 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:

apply environmental protection strategies in land use

set objectives and milestones for a cropping program

determine soil quality and land use capability

determine crop nutrient requirements and fertiliser requirements

measure and assess quantities of fertiliser to meet plant requirements

predict patterns of weed infestation

manage irrigation processes to avoid soil degradation if applicable

demonstrate use of technology to improve efficiency

prepare budgets

develop a cropping program for an enterprise

plan for crop establishment

monitor growing crops, provide inputs and carry out cultural practices as required

develop a plan for the crop harvest

monitor crop yields and evaluate production performance

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

implement enterprise environmental sustainability practices in the context of the work team.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

land and soil conditions

effects of soil characteristics on nutrient availability

role of technology in improving efficiency

budgeting and financial analysis techniques

environmental protection strategies

cultivation requirements for different types of crop

safe handling processes for fertilisers

infestation patterns for different types of weed

integrated strategies for the management of pests, weeds and diseases

work health and safety legislative requirements

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

Range Statement