NZQA registered unit standard
28851 version 1
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Title
Produce regular management reports on routine farming activities
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who are working in a
farming context and recognises the skills and knowledge
necessary to take responsibility for producing regular
management reports on a range of routine farming activities.
Classification
Agriculture > Agribusiness Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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Definitions
Production season, for agribusinesses in the livestock or arable sectors, is defined as
a normal production cycle for a class of livestock or for an arable crop.
Regular may be daily, weekly or monthly, as required in the workplace.
Workplace procedures refer to verbal or written instructions to staff on procedures for
reporting farming activities.
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Industry templates should be used for reporting, where these are appropriate.
Examples of these are available at DairyNZ, http://www.dairynz.co.nz/ and
Beef+Lamb, http://www.beeflambnz.com/.
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Range
The content of reports may include but is not limited to – soil status, plant and
machinery status, hazards identified, hazard management, staff rosters, production
data, weather, pasture (quantity and quality, use and availability of supplements),
livestock (condition, weight, health and pregnancy status), effluent, arable crops (pest
and disease status, growth stage, readiness for harvest).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Produce regular management reports on routine farming activities.
Range
management reports must be produced for one production season.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Produces reports in a format consistent with workplace procedures.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
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28851 version 1
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Communicates effectively to provide sufficient detail to enable business
decision making and planning.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 June 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0052
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016