WACE ATAR Agribusiness case studies
WACE ATAR Agribusiness · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WACE ATAR Agribusiness course examination is one of the ATAR course examinations developed and conducted by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority for Year 12 ATAR courses in Western Australia. Year 12 students enrolled in Units 3 and 4 of an ATAR course are required to sit the ATAR course examination, so candidates cannot treat the examination as optional once they have chosen the Units 3 and 4 pair. The published syllabus organises the course into four equally weighted areas: production and processing; marketing and finance; sustainability and stewardship; and people and enterprise management. Each area carries 25 per cent of the course, so a candidate who neglects any one strand loses roughly a quarter of the available marks. The WACE ATAR Agribusiness case studies are 4 cases and about 2,313 words.
1The Wool Clip That Had to Wait
A 2,400-head Merino flock in the Great Southern is due to lamb in six weeks. Shearing was booked for the first week of lambing because the contractor's earlier slot fell through.
557 words, about 3 min2The Cold Chain That Wasn't
A family vegetable operation near Manjimup packs 12 tonnes of broccoli per week for a Perth supermarket chain. The contract specifies a maximum of 48 hours from harvest to store delivery and a reject rate below 3%.
612 words, about 3 min3The Nitrogen Budget Under Scrutiny
A 1,800-hectare cropping property in the Wheatbelt grows wheat-on-wheat with a canola break every third year. The owner, Dan, applies 180 kg/ha of urea (46% nitrogen) to wheat.
516 words, about 3 min4The Supervisor Who Wouldn't Delegate
A 600-cow dairy in the South West employs eight staff across two shifts. The herd manager, Kylie, has run the farm's breeding program for eleven years and insists on doing all heat detection herself, checking the herd at 5 am and again at 7 pm, seven days a week.
628 words, about 3 min