NCEA L1 Ag & Hort case studies
NCEA L1 Ag & Hort · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 1 Agricultural and Horticultural Science is a New Zealand secondary-school subject within the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the country's main school qualification framework. It is administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), which sets standards and manages assessment. The subject suits students in their first year of NCEA who are interested in how plants, animals, soils, water and other resources are managed in primary production, and who may be heading toward further study or work in farming, horticulture, agribusiness or related sciences. Study at this level typically involves learning subject vocabulary and concepts, then applying them to real New Zealand production contexts, including the environmental and economic pressures growers and farmers face. The NCEA L1 Ag & Hort case studies are 5 cases and about 5,179 words.
1Liming a Leased Block Before a Winter Brassica Crop
Sanjay leases a 4 ha block of Waimakariri clay loam and plans to plant winter cabbage for a local greengrocer in five weeks, followed by clover-rich pasture renewal in early spring. He has never limed in the six years he has held the lease.
997 words, about 5 min2Renewing Run-Out Pasture on a Steep, Erodible Paddock
Tania runs 900 Romney-cross ewes on 260 ha of summer-dry hill country inland from Gisborne. One 12 ha paddock, known as The Steep, faces north at about 22 degrees.
982 words, about 5 min3Feeding a Ewe Flock That Is Behind Condition at Day 115
Dave and Mere manage 320 mixed-age Romney ewes on 95 ha near Masterton. Pregnancy scanning at day 80 gave 60% twins, 35% singles and 5% dry.
1,066 words, about 5 min4Botrytis in a Winter Capsicum Glasshouse
Kim manages a 0.3 ha glasshouse near Tuakau growing red capsicum for the Auckland market. Night temperature is set at 14 degrees C and the vents are kept closed at night to hold heat and hold down the LPG bill, which has risen 40% this season.
1,040 words, about 5 min5Meeting a Stock-Exclusion Consent on a Spring-Fed Stream
Ngati Rua Farms runs 280 Friesian-cross heifers on 160 ha near Te Awamutu. A 520 m spring-fed stream runs through three paddocks.
1,094 words, about 5 min