NCEA Level 3 Ag & Hort Science case studies
NCEA Level 3 Ag & Hort Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 3 Agricultural and Horticultural Science is a New Zealand senior secondary subject within the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, the national qualification framework administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). It sits at Level 3 of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, the year level typically studied by Year 13 students, and is intended for learners who want to understand how primary production systems work - the science behind plant and animal production, and the management decisions that make farming and horticultural businesses viable and sustainable. The NCEA Level 3 Ag & Hort Science case studies are 5 cases and about 2,693 words.
1Late-summer feed deficit on a Waikato dairy platform
On a 110 ha effective Waikato dairy platform, 320 spring-calving Friesian-cross cows are averaging 1.7 kg MS/cow/day in late January. Pasture growth has fallen to 24 kg DM/ha/day and average pasture cover is 1,850 kg DM/ha, below the 2,000 kg DM/ha target.
591 words, about 3 min2Interveinal yellowing in a Gold3 kiwifruit block
A 5.5 ha block of 6-year-old Gold3 kiwifruit on a free-draining sandy loam has shown interveinal yellowing on spring flush leaves across about 30% of vines, worst in the wettest rows. Soil test (0–15 cm) shows pH 5.4, Olsen P 12 mg/L, exchangeable K 0.35 me/100g, organic matter 3.2%, and high Mg.
531 words, about 3 min3Post-storm erosion decisions on a Hawke's Bay hill-country farm
A 420 ha sheep and beef hill-country farm in southern Hawke's Bay runs 2,800 Romney ewes and 600 rising two-tooth ewes, plus 90 Angus bulls. A February storm dropped 180 mm in 30 hours.
540 words, about 3 min4Suspected whitefly resistance in a glasshouse tomato crop
A 0.8 ha glasshouse tomato crop (cv. 'Endeavour') is on a 12-month cycle.
474 words, about 2 min5Frost protection planning in a Central Otago Pinot Noir vineyard
A 12 ha Pinot Noir vineyard in Central Otago is at budburst (E-L stage 4–5) on 12 October. A clear, still night forecast is -2.5°C at 2 m, with an inversion layer at 15 m and wind machines available on 8 ha.
557 words, about 3 min