Farm Operations
Runs the cropping and livestock enterprises on the home farm and leased country, from sowing and harvest to lambing, shearing, animal health and cattle sales, and keeps the paddock, livestock and chemical records that underpin traceability and quality assurance.
What the team is accountable for
- Cropping program from sowing to harvest
- Livestock husbandry, animal health and welfare
- National traceability and movement records
- Fencing, water and property maintenance
- Paddock records and quality assurance
How we know it is working
Who works here
Angus Petrakis
Runs the cropping and livestock program on the home farm and leased country and has been with Greenfield for eleven years, starting as a farm hand.
Kyle Dawson
Works across sowing, spraying, stock work and fencing on the home farm and has been on the farm team for two years.
Where the work is recorded
Field Activity Log
The record of every paddock, orchard, nursery and conservation site activity, from sowing and harvest to planting, monitoring and weed control.
Livestock and Animal Health Register
Mob records for sheep and cattle, including head counts, paddock, treatments, withholding periods and movements for national traceability.
Chemical Use and Storage Register
The legal record of every chemical application and the store inventory, including product, rate, target, weather, applicator and withholding periods.
Assessment tasks in this department
Documents the scenarios use
- Farm and Site Biosecurity Policy Policy
- Chemical Preparation and Application Procedure Procedure
- Agricultural Chemical Management Policy Policy
- Incident and Hazard Report Form Form
- Livestock Handling and Animal Health Treatment Procedure Procedure
- Tractor, Quad Bike and Machinery Operation Procedure Procedure
- Plant and Equipment Register Register