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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC503 - Manage integrated crop and pasture production

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AHCBAC503 - Manage integrated crop and pasture production

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

Develop a pasture and crop program

  1. Establish production targets for each crop and pasture type consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives
  2. Select plant varieties that are best suited to soil, climate, seasonal conditions and marketing goals
  3. Determine irrigation schedules, where required, for each soil and crop or pasture type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapo-transpiration data
  4. Assess nutrient requirements for crops and pastures to determine appropriate fertiliser program
  5. Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  6. Identify and maintain budgetary constraints appropriately
  7. Develop a pasture and crop program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives
  8. Identify work health and safety hazards in crop & pasture management and develop control strategies
Establish production targets for each crop and pasture type consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives

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

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Determine irrigation schedules, where required, for each soil and crop or pasture type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapo-transpiration data

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Assess nutrient requirements for crops and pastures 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 appropriately

Completed
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Develop a pasture and crop program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives

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Identify work health and safety hazards in crop & pasture management and develop control strategies

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Implement pasture and crop management program

  1. Implement pasture and crop program and monitor pasture capacity appropriately
  2. Implement planned strategic grazing, where necessary, to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation
  3. Determine and conduct fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop or pasture type
  4. Apply crop and pasture nutrient requirements to ensure achievement of yield and sustainability of pasture
  5. Monitor soil moisture schedule watering, and adjust as required
  6. Determine and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental standards
Implement pasture and crop program and monitor pasture capacity appropriately

Completed
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Implement planned strategic grazing, where necessary, to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

Completed
Date:

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Determine and conduct fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop or pasture type

Completed
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Apply crop and pasture nutrient requirements to ensure achievement of yield and sustainability of pasture

Completed
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Monitor soil moisture schedule watering, and adjust as required

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Determine and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental standards

Completed
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Monitor crop or pasture growth and fodder production

  1. Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any necessary control measures changes
  2. Monitor soil structure and erosion, determine and implement any necessary changes to cultural practices, grazing management and drainage
  3. Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems
  4. Monitor grazing management
  5. Integrate livestock into the cropping cycle through grazing of pastures returning to crop, stubbles and crop residues, and dual purpose crops
  6. Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and take appropriate action
  7. Monitor crop or pasture maturity is monitored and conduct harvesting to meet marketing and production targets
Determine longer term trends in weed, pest and disease incidence and implement any necessary control measures changes

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

Completed
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Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

Completed
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Monitor grazing management

Completed
Date:

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Integrate livestock into the cropping cycle through grazing of pastures returning to crop, stubbles and crop residues, and dual purpose crops

Completed
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Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and take appropriate action

Completed
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Monitor crop or pasture maturity is monitored and conduct harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

Completed
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Review production level

  1. Monitor pasture and crop yields and evaluate against forecast production levels
  2. Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of grazing and cropping programs and document for future best practice
  3. Evaluate production performance of each enterprise and document for management program review
  4. Maintain appropriate production records for production performance analysis and evaluation
Monitor pasture and crop yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

Completed
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Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of grazing and cropping programs and document for future best practice

Completed
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Evaluate production performance of each enterprise and document for management program review

Completed
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Maintain appropriate production records for production performance analysis and evaluation

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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 and crop program

1.1 Establish production targets for each crop and pasture type consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives

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

1.3 Determine irrigation schedules, where required, for each soil and crop or pasture type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapo-transpiration data

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

1.5 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.6 Identify and maintain budgetary constraints appropriately

1.7 Develop a pasture and crop program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives

1.8 Identify work health and safety hazards in crop & pasture management and develop control strategies

2. Implement pasture and crop management program

2.1 Implement pasture and crop program and monitor pasture capacity appropriately

2.2 Implement planned strategic grazing, where necessary, to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

2.3 Determine and conduct fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop or pasture type

2.4 Apply crop and pasture nutrient requirements to ensure achievement of yield and sustainability of pasture

2.5 Monitor soil moisture schedule watering, and adjust as required

2.6 Determine and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental standards

3. Monitor crop or pasture growth and fodder production

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

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

3.3 Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management

3.5 Integrate livestock into the cropping cycle through grazing of pastures returning to crop, stubbles and crop residues, and dual purpose crops

3.6 Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and take appropriate action

3.7 Monitor crop or pasture maturity is monitored and conduct harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

4. Review production level

4.1 Monitor pasture and crop yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

4.2 Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of grazing and cropping programs and document for future best practice

4.3 Evaluate production performance of each enterprise and document for management program review

4.4 Maintain appropriate production records for production performance analysis and evaluation

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 and crop program

1.1 Establish production targets for each crop and pasture type consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives

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

1.3 Determine irrigation schedules, where required, for each soil and crop or pasture type based on assessed water requirements, rainfall and evapo-transpiration data

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

1.5 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.6 Identify and maintain budgetary constraints appropriately

1.7 Develop a pasture and crop program to meet production targets and enterprise objectives

1.8 Identify work health and safety hazards in crop & pasture management and develop control strategies

2. Implement pasture and crop management program

2.1 Implement pasture and crop program and monitor pasture capacity appropriately

2.2 Implement planned strategic grazing, where necessary, to reduce or eradicate areas of weed infestation

2.3 Determine and conduct fertiliser applications and rates appropriate to crop or pasture type

2.4 Apply crop and pasture nutrient requirements to ensure achievement of yield and sustainability of pasture

2.5 Monitor soil moisture schedule watering, and adjust as required

2.6 Determine and implement appropriate processes to minimise waste, soil degradation and environmental standards

3. Monitor crop or pasture growth and fodder production

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

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

3.3 Check and maintain irrigation and drainage systems

3.4 Monitor grazing management

3.5 Integrate livestock into the cropping cycle through grazing of pastures returning to crop, stubbles and crop residues, and dual purpose crops

3.6 Identify feed surpluses and deficiencies and take appropriate action

3.7 Monitor crop or pasture maturity is monitored and conduct harvesting to meet marketing and production targets

4. Review production level

4.1 Monitor pasture and crop yields and evaluate against forecast production levels

4.2 Evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of grazing and cropping programs and document for future best practice

4.3 Evaluate production performance of each enterprise and document for management program review

4.4 Maintain appropriate production records for production performance analysis and evaluation

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:

measure and assess quantities of fertiliser

apply environmental protection strategies in land use

set objectives and milestones

determine soil quality and land use capability

predict patterns of weed infestation

design irrigation processes to avoid soil degradation

apply correct use of technology to improve efficiency

assess financial strategies and prepare budgets

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

maintain the productivity of crops and pastures in a farming system

monitor soil structure and erosion and make required changes to cultural practices and grazing management

implement grazing strategies to optimise pasture and livestock production levels and support the cropping program

evaluate grazing and cropping programs for efficiency and effectiveness

use physical and financial records of production to evaluate production performance

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

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

land and soil conditions

effects of nutrients of soil types

crop and pasture production financial analysis techniques

environmental standards

cultivation requirements for different types of crop

safe handling processes for fertilisers

role of technology in improving efficiency

infestation patterns for different types of weed

work health and safety legislation codes of practice and enterprise procedures.

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