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Evidence Guide: AHCBAC507 - Develop production plans for crops

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AHCBAC507 - Develop production plans for crops

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

Select crop species and variety

  1. Establish production targets for each crop type, consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives
  2. Assess and select crop types and varieties for their market potential and gross margin returns for the farm environment
  3. Select most profitable cultural practices and rotations, consistent with disease and pest management strategies, available machinery resources, and management for sustainability of resources
  4. Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations
  5. Identify production risks for each crop and determine strategies to address these
  6. Identify environmental risks and develop appropriate strategies
Establish production targets for each crop type, consistent with marketing and enterprise objectives

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Assess and select crop types and varieties for their market potential and gross margin returns for the farm environment

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select most profitable cultural practices and rotations, consistent with disease and pest management strategies, available machinery resources, and management for sustainability of resources

Completed
Date:

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Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

Completed
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Identify production risks for each crop and determine strategies to address these

Completed
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Identify environmental risks and develop appropriate strategies

Completed
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Establish yield potential and quality specification for crop

  1. Source relevant benchmark yields, where available, to assist setting target yields
  2. Analyse past production records and determine the key determinants of yield
  3. Use appropriate available models for calculating water use efficiency or other key determinants of yield to assist in setting target yields
  4. Establish quality specifications and target yields for all crops
Source relevant benchmark yields, where available, to assist setting target yields

Completed
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Analyse past production records and determine the key determinants of yield

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use appropriate available models for calculating water use efficiency or other key determinants of yield to assist in setting target yields

Completed
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Establish quality specifications and target yields for all crops

Completed
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Prepare crop program

  1. Assess proposed crop land areas for nutrient, pest and disease status, water reserves, tillage requirements, and other factors before selecting crop variety
  2. Use records of chemical use for planning to reduce chemical resistance
  3. Select crop variety and plan paddock preparation, planting, fertilising and other treatments
  4. Determine optimum timing of planting, applications and treatments and prepare calendar of operations
  5. Determine cash flow budget for the cropping program
Assess proposed crop land areas for nutrient, pest and disease status, water reserves, tillage requirements, and other factors before selecting crop variety

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use records of chemical use for planning to reduce chemical resistance

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select crop variety and plan paddock preparation, planting, fertilising and other treatments

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine optimum timing of planting, applications and treatments and prepare calendar of operations

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine cash flow budget for the cropping program

Completed
Date:

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Review production plan

  1. Plan logistical arrangements related to harvesting, transportation, marketing and other key production cycle operations
  2. Plan and check machinery and equipment requirements for the crop production cycle
  3. Assess work health and safety requirements of the production plan
  4. Identify and plan labour requirements for the crop production cycle
  5. Identify seed, fertiliser, pest and disease treatments and other input requirements
  6. Establish record keeping system provide data for the analysis of crop performance, and to meet other statutory requirements including records of chemical use
  7. Review and amend production plan and documented as a final plan
Plan logistical arrangements related to harvesting, transportation, marketing and other key production cycle operations

Completed
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Plan and check machinery and equipment requirements for the crop production cycle

Completed
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Assess work health and safety requirements of the production plan

Completed
Date:

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Identify and plan labour requirements for the crop production cycle

Completed
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Identify seed, fertiliser, pest and disease treatments and other input requirements

Completed
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Establish record keeping system provide data for the analysis of crop performance, and to meet other statutory requirements including records of chemical use

Completed
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Review and amend production plan and documented as a final plan

Completed
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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. Select crop species and variety

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

1.2 Assess and select crop types and varieties for their market potential and gross margin returns for the farm environment

1.3 Select most profitable cultural practices and rotations, consistent with disease and pest management strategies, available machinery resources, and management for sustainability of resources

1.4 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.5 Identify production risks for each crop and determine strategies to address these

1.6 Identify environmental risks and develop appropriate strategies

2. Establish yield potential and quality specification for crop

2.1 Source relevant benchmark yields, where available, to assist setting target yields

2.2 Analyse past production records and determine the key determinants of yield

2.3 Use appropriate available models for calculating water use efficiency or other key determinants of yield to assist in setting target yields

2.4 Establish quality specifications and target yields for all crops

3. Prepare crop program

3.1 Assess proposed crop land areas for nutrient, pest and disease status, water reserves, tillage requirements, and other factors before selecting crop variety

3.2 Use records of chemical use for planning to reduce chemical resistance

3.3 Select crop variety and plan paddock preparation, planting, fertilising and other treatments

3.4 Determine optimum timing of planting, applications and treatments and prepare calendar of operations

3.5 Determine cash flow budget for the cropping program

4. Review production plan

4.1 Plan logistical arrangements related to harvesting, transportation, marketing and other key production cycle operations

4.2 Plan and check machinery and equipment requirements for the crop production cycle

4.3 Assess work health and safety requirements of the production plan

4.4 Identify and plan labour requirements for the crop production cycle

4.5 Identify seed, fertiliser, pest and disease treatments and other input requirements

4.6 Establish record keeping system provide data for the analysis of crop performance, and to meet other statutory requirements including records of chemical use

4.7 Review and amend production plan and documented as a final plan

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. Select crop species and variety

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

1.2 Assess and select crop types and varieties for their market potential and gross margin returns for the farm environment

1.3 Select most profitable cultural practices and rotations, consistent with disease and pest management strategies, available machinery resources, and management for sustainability of resources

1.4 Assess technology to ensure most efficient performance of operations

1.5 Identify production risks for each crop and determine strategies to address these

1.6 Identify environmental risks and develop appropriate strategies

2. Establish yield potential and quality specification for crop

2.1 Source relevant benchmark yields, where available, to assist setting target yields

2.2 Analyse past production records and determine the key determinants of yield

2.3 Use appropriate available models for calculating water use efficiency or other key determinants of yield to assist in setting target yields

2.4 Establish quality specifications and target yields for all crops

3. Prepare crop program

3.1 Assess proposed crop land areas for nutrient, pest and disease status, water reserves, tillage requirements, and other factors before selecting crop variety

3.2 Use records of chemical use for planning to reduce chemical resistance

3.3 Select crop variety and plan paddock preparation, planting, fertilising and other treatments

3.4 Determine optimum timing of planting, applications and treatments and prepare calendar of operations

3.5 Determine cash flow budget for the cropping program

4. Review production plan

4.1 Plan logistical arrangements related to harvesting, transportation, marketing and other key production cycle operations

4.2 Plan and check machinery and equipment requirements for the crop production cycle

4.3 Assess work health and safety requirements of the production plan

4.4 Identify and plan labour requirements for the crop production cycle

4.5 Identify seed, fertiliser, pest and disease treatments and other input requirements

4.6 Establish record keeping system provide data for the analysis of crop performance, and to meet other statutory requirements including records of chemical use

4.7 Review and amend production plan and documented as a final plan

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:

prepare budgets and gross margins

source and interpret relevant benchmark information from consultants or peers

assess proposed crop land areas for nutrient status by sampling and testing soils and plant tissue

analyse past production records

select crop species and variety

source and interpret relevant benchmark information

select crop species and variety and determine yield potential for crop

demonstrate correct use of technology to improve efficiency

prepare crop programs

review, amend and document the production plan

prepare budgets and gross margins

source and interpret relevant benchmark information

prepare individual paddock plans and a whole farm cropping plan

assess work health and safety implications of the plan.

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

determinants of crop yield

cultural practices related to cropping

role of technology in improving efficiency

market prices, gross margins, cash flow budgets

benchmark performance indicators

disease and pest management for relevant crops

machinery and equipment requirements for cropping

record keeping systems.

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