NCEA Level 2 Agricultural and Horticultural Science case studies
NCEA Level 2 Agricultural and Horticultural Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 Agricultural and Horticultural Science is a subject within New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the qualification framework administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It is studied by secondary students in Years 11–12 who are building a pathway toward primary-industry study, agricultural or horticultural employment, or further science qualifications. The NCEA Level 2 Agricultural and Horticultural Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,580 words.
1Dairy farm fertiliser and lime prioritisation after winter grazing
A 280-cow spring-calving dairy herd runs on 95 ha effective (3.1 cows/ha) near Matamata. The farm has just finished a fodder-beet winter crop grazed in situ on 12 ha of free-draining volcanic soil.
706 words, about 4 min2Kiwifruit frost protection decision at budbreak
A 4.2 ha block of Hayward green kiwifruit near Te Puke is at late budbreak, with buds 2–3 cm long and about 10% leaf. The forecast for the next two nights is clear skies, calm conditions and a minimum of −2.5 °C.
755 words, about 4 min3Summer feed budget on a hill-country sheep unit
A 600 ha hill-country sheep and beef unit in southern Hawke's Bay carries 3,000 mixed-age Romney ewes and 700 ewe hoggets. It is 20 December, soil moisture is below wilting point to 30 cm, and the 10-day forecast is 30 °C with no rain.
751 words, about 4 min4Blossom-end rot in a glasshouse tomato crop
A 0.3 ha glasshouse tomato crop on rockwool is at truss 3. Fruit on truss 2 show brown, sunken, leathery patches at the blossom end.
700 words, about 4 min5Clubroot in an intensive market garden
An intensive 2.0 ha market garden near Levin grows brassicas, lettuce, carrots and green manure crops. The main 0.6 ha brassica block has shown stunted, wilted broccoli with swollen, distorted roots and galls, confirmed as clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae).
668 words, about 3 min