Field          Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Review of Agriculture unit standards

Subfield	Domain	ID
Agriculture	Cattle Farming	19076, 19078, 19079, 19085, 25922
	Dairy Farming	18197, 19090, 19091, 25378, 25379
	Deer Farming	1521, 1530, 8623, 8628
	Farming Skills	19101, 24627, 25375, 25829
	Sheep Farming	19153, 19155, 25382, 25383, 25923

The Primary Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published                                                          18 June 2015

Planned review date                                                                           31 December 2020

Summary

As a result of the Targeted Review of Qualifications process, Primary Industry Training Organisation (Primary ITO) has reviewed these unit standards to better reflect the requirements of the Graduate Profile Outcomes in the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Level 4) with strands in Arable Farming, Dairy Farming, and Livestock Farming [Ref: 2212] . 

Meetings with subject matter experts were conducted identifying the required content and compared this content against existing unit standards. It was identified that 10 new unit standards were required, replacing 23 existing unit standards. Drafts of each unit standard were published on the Primary ITO website and providers and industry were invited to submit feedback.

It was identified that the reviewed unit standards should be replaced by six new unit standards.  In addition, four further new unit standards were developed.

Main changes

· 23 unit standards were replaced by six new unit standards

· New unit standards 28850-28853 were developed to meet the industry and qualification graduate profile outcome requirements.

Category C unit standards will expire at the end of December 2020

Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess

Current consent for			Consent extended to
Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level	Nature of consent	Classification or ID	Level
Domain	Cattle Farming	4	Domain	Farming Skills	4
Domain	Deer Farming	4
Domain	Sheep Farming	4
Domain	Dairy Farming	4 or 5	Domain	On-farm Milk Quality	4
			Domain	Farming Skills	4
Standards	18197, 19090	4	Standard	28855	4
Standards	19076, 19155, 25922, 25923	4	Standard	28856	4
Standards	19085, 25382, 25829	4	Standard	28857	4
Standards	19101, 19153, 24627	4	Standard	28859	4
Standard	25383	4	Standard	28858	4

Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits

All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture > Dairy Farming

ID	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
19091 28854	Manage a dairy herd during milking and drying off Supervise milk harvesting to optimise efficiency and yield	4	8 10	C

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries > Agriculture

ID	Domain	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
18197 19090 28855	Dairy Farming Dairy Farming On-Farm Milk Quality	Demonstrate knowledge of how to produce premium quality cow's milk Clean and maintain the milking plant Supervise milk harvesting to optimise milk quality on a dairy farm	4 4 4	4 8 10	C C
19076 19155 25375 25922 25923 28856	Cattle Farming Sheep Farming Farming Skills Cattle Farming Sheep Farming Farming Skills	Diagnose and treat ill-health in cattle Diagnose and treat ill-health in sheep Plan, implement, and record a health programme for livestock Describe ill-health in cattle Describe ill-health in sheep  Demonstrate understanding of livestock health management strategies and implement a livestock health plan	4 4 4 4 4 4	10 10 10 3 3 20	C C C C
1521 1530 8628 19078 19085 25378 25379 25382 25383 25829 28857 28858	Deer Farming Deer Farming Deer Farming Cattle Farming Cattle Farming Dairy Farming Dairy Farming Sheep Farming Sheep Farming Farming Skills Farming Skills Farming Skills	Demonstrate knowledge of deer breeding methods and programmes Demonstrate knowledge of deer mating management Manage a deer herd before, during, and after fawning Implement mating and monitor calving of a beef herd Demonstrate knowledge of cattle mating practices and management Implement and monitor a planned mating programme for a dairy herd Implement and monitor a planned calving programme for a dairy herd Prepare for and implement lambing, and take action to minimise ewe and lamb losses Select and prepare rams and ewes, and implement tupping Demonstrate knowledge of livestock breeding methods and programmes Demonstrate understanding of livestock mating management strategies and implement a livestock mating plan Demonstrate understanding of  livestock parturition management strategies  and implement a farm parturition plan	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4	3 4 10 12 4 8 8 20 6 3 10 10	C C C C C C C C C C
8623 19101 19153 19079 24627 28859	Deer Farming Farming Skills Sheep Farming Cattle Farming Farming Skills Farming Skills	Plan and coordinate pasture management and the feeding of deer Describe methods to maximise pasture production, and pasture renovation and renewal Assess condition of sheep, determine feed requirements, and feed a mob of sheep Assess condition of cattle, determine feed requirements, and feed a herd of cattle Describe a feed budget, and the management of pasture surplus or deficit Demonstrate understanding of pasture production methods and implement a pastoral livestock  feeding plan	4 4 4 4 4 4	7 5 8 8 8 20	C C C C C
28850	Agribusiness Management	Benchmark own farm’s physical performance against industry high performers	4	10	New
28851	Agribusiness Management	Produce regular management reports on routine farming activities	4	10	New
28853	Agricultural Resource Maintenance	Assist with managing the environmental impacts of a primary industry production operation	4	15	New
28852	Agricultural Vehicles and Machinery	Implement a routine maintenance schedule of vehicles, plant, machinery and equipment in a primary industry workplace	4	10	New