Unit Award Scheme

116698 COMMERCIAL DAIRY FARMING

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
experienced
1	tasting dairy products made with milk from a dairy	Summary sheet
2	sitting inside farm machinery including a combine harvester and a tractor	Summary sheet
3	meeting farmers and livestock nutritionists and asking them questions	Summary sheet
4	going inside a herringbone milking parlour and watching the cows being milked	Summary sheet
5	visiting the barns where the dairy cows wait to be milked	Summary sheet
6	going inside a large, climate controlled grain store and learning about testing for grain humidity	Summary sheet
demonstrated the ability to
7	interact with newborn and young calves in an appropriate manner	Summary sheet
8	identify at least two different species of wildlife at the farm	Summary sheet
shown knowledge of
9	at least two methods farmers use to conserve wildlife, eg wide field margins planted with mixed hedgerows	Summary sheet
10	how the milking process works, including how to ensure good hygiene and the health of the animals	Summary sheet
11	how the dairy industry operates, including nutrition, milking methods, storage, testing, transport, packaging and retail	Summary sheet
12	the difference between silage feed, haylage feed, hay feed and grain feed	Summary sheet
13	how animal's lives are enriched, eg automatic scratching brushes and long breaks between births	Summary sheet
14	what information is contained in the unique serial numbers on cows' ear tags	Summary sheet
15	how farmers can help to protect wildlife, eg installing nesting boxes, planting fields with flowers for pollinators	Summary sheet
16	two different types of plant used in a hedgerow to support wildlife, eg hawthorn and blackthorn.	Summary sheet

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 14 February 2022Level - Level One