Domain - General Agriculture

Demonstrate the social requirements for daily living in the rural industry

Describe the opportunities, advantages, and disadvantages of rural employment

Gather and record information from a rain gauge, thermometer, and barometer; or weather station

Monitor and interpret weather information

Perform calculations for primary production situations

Describe hydration, nutrition, and sleep in relation to physical well-being of agriculture workers

Demonstrate knowledge of the factors affecting possum fur quality, and the possum product market

Hand pluck possums for possum fur recovery

Machine pluck possums for possum fur recovery

Demonstrate knowledge of farm practices and farm animal behaviour

Demonstrate knowledge of hazards, hazard control, and the consequences of injury in a rural workplace

Locate hazards, describe safety procedures, and demonstrate safe work practices in a rural workplace

Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of an agriculture system on soils

Demonstrate knowledge of water use and quality, and related land use issues in primary production

Describe the role of elements and fertilisers in primary production, and soil testing

Demonstrate knowledge of the Spreadmark Code of Practice as it applies to fertiliser spreading

Demonstrate knowledge of legislation and risk management in transporting and spreading fertiliser

Describe the environmental implications of spreading fertiliser and associated activities

Demonstrate knowledge of fertiliser, and the implications for handling and spreading fertiliser

Skin possums for possum fur recovery

Describe and use a Global Positioning System (GPS) for a specified agricultural activity

Demonstrate knowledge of primary industry organisations, and leadership roles

Identify factors, and describe how to manage factors, that contribute to injury in a rural workplace

Demonstrate knowledge of the formation, and factors which influence properties, of soils on-farm

Demonstrate knowledge of a specific landbased primary industry

Demonstrate knowledge of land management in primary production

Describe fertiliser spreaders and fertiliser spreading, and demonstrate driving skills

Determine direction, and plan strategically, for an organisation in a rural community

Describe compliance requirements, and develop a health and safety plan, for a rural workplace

Analyse soil health status, and determine on-farm strategies for improvement

Plan cultivation for a crop or pasture, and monitor the results of cultivation