Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine condition of seed crops
- Calculate soil water percentage from an assessment of soil moisture
- Calculate water requirement according to soil analysis data, standing crop and forecast weather conditions
- Assess nutrient requirements and availability for crops and identify deficiencies
- Identify factors affecting crop capacity
- Implement sustainable land management
- Determine pest control
- Assess evidence of pests and disease and determine integrated control measures appropriate to type and species of infestation
- Locate areas of weed infestation and identify species
- Select integrated control methods to control pests and weeds
- Schedule control methods at the optimum time
- Record severity of infestations and keep treatment records
- Manage crop health
- Maintain crop water and nutritional requirements
- Monitor the weed and pest control program and modify as required
- Assess benefits from soil and plant inputs and treatments and document for analysis in future management programs
- Monitor cropping programs for efficiency and effectiveness and document for future best practice
- Document relevant data for continual analysis and effective crop management