Domain - Farming Skills

Describe the end use of crops and factors which affect crop yields, and interpret seed quality

Describe annual feed supply and demand, methods to manage feed surpluses and deficits, and perform calculations

Assist with handling livestock when moving and drafting, and when livestock are distressed

Check and report on livestock

Assist with handling and treatment of livestock

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock behaviour and animal welfare

Set up, monitor, and maintain a borderdyke irrigation system

Set up, operate, and maintain a non-travelling spray irrigation system

Feed livestock with supplementary feed as directed

Assist with livestock grazing management, and feed livestock under direct supervision

Demonstrate knowledge of, and assist with, livestock scanning

Demonstrate knowledge of plants in the agriculture industry

Plan plantings for insect and bird retention

Describe pasture plants and production, and ways to optimise pasture growth and utilisation

Demonstrate knowledge of animal anatomy and physiology

Demonstrate knowledge of methods for promoting on-farm livestock health and health problems of livestock

Work a farm dog, and maintain its health and welfare

Demonstrate knowledge of the types, breeds, uses, and health requirements of farm dogs

Handle and move livestock

Set up, operate, and maintain a travelling irrigation system

Identify external body parts, ideal conformation, and conformation faults of livestock

Describe pasture supply and demand, feeds, and grazing systems

Assist with livestock grazing management, and feed livestock

Complete documentation, and present livestock for transport, sale, or slaughter

Prepare and harvest hay or silage

Use and care for farm horses

Handle livestock when moving and drafting and when livestock are distressed

Describe methods to maximise pasture production, and pasture renovation and renewal

Identify a feed surplus and supervise its conservation

Demonstrate knowledge of the sale and purchase of livestock

Demonstrate knowledge of meat production

Demonstrate knowledge of irrigation systems, and calculate soil moisture and water efficiency

Describe a feed budget, and the management of pasture surplus or deficit

Rear and train a working dog

Work a team of dogs, and maintain their health and welfare

Demonstrate knowledge of the modification of plant processes to optimise plant production

Plan, implement, and record a health programme for livestock

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock breeding methods and programmes

Demonstrate knowledge of livestock effluent management

Describe ruminant digestion, and feeding requirements to meet production targets