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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC505 - Plan and manage long-term weed, pest or disease control in crops

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AHCBAC505 - Plan and manage long-term weed, pest or disease control in crops

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

Source information for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

  1. Identify and access historical data, including recent data from organisational records for input to weed, pest or disease control planning
  2. Research and collate information from other enterprises within the district
  3. Use information regarding the characteristics of the crop(s) planned for, or under production
  4. Research and collate information regarding the local geography, soil and climatic conditions
  5. Consider and document the environmental implications of pesticide or herbicide use, alternative methods and nonchemical preventative methods
  6. Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  7. Assess information and determine potential key information for input to planning decisions
Identify and access historical data, including recent data from organisational records for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

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Research and collate information from other enterprises within the district

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Use information regarding the characteristics of the crop(s) planned for, or under production

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Research and collate information regarding the local geography, soil and climatic conditions

Completed
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Consider and document the environmental implications of pesticide or herbicide use, alternative methods and nonchemical preventative methods

Completed
Date:

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Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

Completed
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Assess information and determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

Completed
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Determine long-term weed, pest or disease control strategies

  1. Analyse information gathered for suitable methods
  2. Consider methods of control, including their impacts
  3. Determine strategies for weed, pest or disease control to integrate the most suitable control methods with the proposed crops and the existing geography
  4. Establish environmental controls and include in the plan
  5. Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan
Analyse information gathered for suitable methods

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Consider methods of control, including their impacts

Completed
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Determine strategies for weed, pest or disease control to integrate the most suitable control methods with the proposed crops and the existing geography

Completed
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Establish environmental controls and include in the plan

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Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan

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Provide input to other planning processes

  1. Incorporate selected weed, pest or disease control strategies into other organisational planning processes
  2. Collect and use information regarding other planning processes in the weed, pest or disease control plan
  3. Communicate information appropriately about the range of planning processes
Incorporate selected weed, pest or disease control strategies into other organisational planning processes

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Collect and use information regarding other planning processes in the weed, pest or disease control plan

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Communicate information appropriately about the range of planning processes

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Determine scheduling and key responsibilities

  1. Determine appropriate scheduling for weed, pest or disease control
  2. Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes
  3. Determine record keeping requirements are determined and implement appropriate procedures
  4. Document the plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities and ensure it includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators
Determine appropriate scheduling for weed, pest or disease control

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Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes

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Determine record keeping requirements are determined and implement appropriate procedures

Completed
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Document the plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities and ensure it includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators

Completed
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Monitor and adjust weed, pest or disease control strategies

  1. Evaluate the effectiveness of the weed, pest or disease control strategies at key points, and implement any necessary adjustments
  2. Identify, monitor and assess environmental impacts and work health and safety hazards relating to weed, pest or disease control throughout the implementation process
  3. Identify and implement necessary modifications to the strategy
  4. Implement enterprise biosecurity policies
Evaluate the effectiveness of the weed, pest or disease control strategies at key points, and implement any necessary adjustments

Completed
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Identify, monitor and assess environmental impacts and work health and safety hazards relating to weed, pest or disease control throughout the implementation process

Completed
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Identify and implement necessary modifications to the strategy

Completed
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Implement enterprise biosecurity policies

Completed
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Evaluate weed, pest or disease control strategies and record result

  1. Analyse data, observations, and documentation from the implementation against the plan appropriately
  2. Prepare recommendations for future strategies
  3. Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies and includes any difficulties or issues faced, the methods used for treatment, impacts on environmental and work health and safety, any recommendations for future work, results, costs and any available data analysis
Analyse data, observations, and documentation from the implementation against the plan appropriately

Completed
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Prepare recommendations for future strategies

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Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies and includes any difficulties or issues faced, the methods used for treatment, impacts on environmental and work health and safety, any recommendations for future work, results, costs and any available data analysis

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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. Source information for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

1.1 Identify and access historical data, including recent data from organisational records for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

1.2 Research and collate information from other enterprises within the district

1.3 Use information regarding the characteristics of the crop(s) planned for, or under production

1.4 Research and collate information regarding the local geography, soil and climatic conditions

1.5 Consider and document the environmental implications of pesticide or herbicide use, alternative methods and nonchemical preventative methods

1.6 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.7 Assess information and determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

2. Determine long-term weed, pest or disease control strategies

2.1 Analyse information gathered for suitable methods

2.2 Consider methods of control, including their impacts

2.3 Determine strategies for weed, pest or disease control to integrate the most suitable control methods with the proposed crops and the existing geography

2.4 Establish environmental controls and include in the plan

2.5 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan

3. Provide input to other planning processes

3.1 Incorporate selected weed, pest or disease control strategies into other organisational planning processes

3.2 Collect and use information regarding other planning processes in the weed, pest or disease control plan

3.3 Communicate information appropriately about the range of planning processes

4. Determine scheduling and key responsibilities

4.1 Determine appropriate scheduling for weed, pest or disease control

4.2 Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes

4.3 Determine record keeping requirements are determined and implement appropriate procedures

4.4 Document the plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities and ensure it includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators

5. Monitor and adjust weed, pest or disease control strategies

5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the weed, pest or disease control strategies at key points, and implement any necessary adjustments

5.2 Identify, monitor and assess environmental impacts and work health and safety hazards relating to weed, pest or disease control throughout the implementation process

5.3 Identify and implement necessary modifications to the strategy

5.4 Implement enterprise biosecurity policies

6. Evaluate weed, pest or disease control strategies and record result

6.1 Analyse data, observations, and documentation from the implementation against the plan appropriately

6.2 Prepare recommendations for future strategies

6.3 Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies and includes any difficulties or issues faced, the methods used for treatment, impacts on environmental and work health and safety, any recommendations for future work, results, costs and any available data analysis

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. Source information for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

1.1 Identify and access historical data, including recent data from organisational records for input to weed, pest or disease control planning

1.2 Research and collate information from other enterprises within the district

1.3 Use information regarding the characteristics of the crop(s) planned for, or under production

1.4 Research and collate information regarding the local geography, soil and climatic conditions

1.5 Consider and document the environmental implications of pesticide or herbicide use, alternative methods and nonchemical preventative methods

1.6 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.7 Assess information and determine potential key information for input to planning decisions

2. Determine long-term weed, pest or disease control strategies

2.1 Analyse information gathered for suitable methods

2.2 Consider methods of control, including their impacts

2.3 Determine strategies for weed, pest or disease control to integrate the most suitable control methods with the proposed crops and the existing geography

2.4 Establish environmental controls and include in the plan

2.5 Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and incorporate suitable controls into the plan

3. Provide input to other planning processes

3.1 Incorporate selected weed, pest or disease control strategies into other organisational planning processes

3.2 Collect and use information regarding other planning processes in the weed, pest or disease control plan

3.3 Communicate information appropriately about the range of planning processes

4. Determine scheduling and key responsibilities

4.1 Determine appropriate scheduling for weed, pest or disease control

4.2 Determine key responsibilities for specific implementation processes

4.3 Determine record keeping requirements are determined and implement appropriate procedures

4.4 Document the plan, including scheduling and key responsibilities and ensure it includes the type, format, frequency and detail of any reporting required by both managers and operators

5. Monitor and adjust weed, pest or disease control strategies

5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the weed, pest or disease control strategies at key points, and implement any necessary adjustments

5.2 Identify, monitor and assess environmental impacts and work health and safety hazards relating to weed, pest or disease control throughout the implementation process

5.3 Identify and implement necessary modifications to the strategy

5.4 Implement enterprise biosecurity policies

6. Evaluate weed, pest or disease control strategies and record result

6.1 Analyse data, observations, and documentation from the implementation against the plan appropriately

6.2 Prepare recommendations for future strategies

6.3 Prepare a report that documents the implementation of the strategies and includes any difficulties or issues faced, the methods used for treatment, impacts on environmental and work health and safety, any recommendations for future work, results, costs and any available data analysis

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:

interpret monitored information on pest and weed numbers, density and control

interpret, analyse and extract information from a range of sources and discussions

plan and manage long-term weed, pest or disease control including amending plans during the operations

plan land use incorporating appropriate weed, pest or disease control measures

establish processes or strategies, procedures and controls for long-term weed, pest or disease control

demonstrate correct use of technology to improve efficiency

negotiate and arrange contracts and agreements

explain, and deliver instructions about the plans and scheduling of the weed, pest or disease control operations to both staff and contractors, as well as suppliers, customers, and neighbours

recognise poor growth and lack of vigour caused by weeds, pests or disease rather than nutrient deficiency

observe, identify and react appropriately to environmental implications and work health and safety hazards

interpret information on pest and weed numbers, density and control

establish processes or strategies, procedures and controls for long-term weed, pest or disease control

implement and monitor long-term weed, pest or disease control strategies

use records and observations to evaluate weed, pest or disease control strategies

plan land use incorporating long term weed, pest or disease control strategies

implement work health and safety policies

implement enterprise biosecurity policies.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

pest and weed species, including their life cycles and reproduction or multiplication capability

integrated pest and weed management

effects on crops of weeds, pests or diseases including competitive effects on crop yield; threshold levels; and the effects of alternative methods of control

role of technology in improving efficiency

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the enterprise

relevant legislation and regulations relating to work health and safety, contractor engagement, chemical use and application, and vehicle and plant use

environmental controls and codes of practice applicable to the business, and to the weed, pest or disease control operations

sound management practices and processes to minimise noise, odours, and debris from weed, pest or disease control operations

enterprise biosecurity policies.

Range Statement