Module Identifier | RD16110 | ||
Module Title | AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr John Harries | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Assessment | Presentation | Oral presentation Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3 Working in pairs, an enterprise is selected, studied and reported on orally. | 20% |
Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3 | 80% |
Outcome 2
Identify and describe UK cropping systems and their essential components
Performance criteria:
a. Physical inputs and outputs are identified and levels of efficiency analysed
b. Impact of crop system on the environment is identified and described
c. The crop product's end use is identified
d. Components of crop systems are described
Ranges:
Arable crops; grassland and forage crops; organic systems; soil management; crop protection;
crop nutrition; rotations; alternative crop enterprises.
Outcome 3
Identify and describe UK livestock systems and their essential components
Performance criteria:
a. Physical inputs and outputs are identified and levels of efficiency analysed
b. Economic performance is described to gross margin level
c. Impact of crop system on the environment is identified and described
d. The livestock product end use is identified
Ranges:
Dairy, beef and sheep; pigs and poultry; slternative livestock enterprises