Agriculture Production A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30

(a)	Identify various pests, weeds and diseases that could occur in cereal, pulse and oilseed crop rotations.
(b)	Identify beneficial insects that may be found in a cereal, pulse, oilseed rotation and the pests they attack.
(c)	Identify the economic thresholds for various diseases and insect infestations in a pulse, cereal and oilseed rotation.
(d)	Determine appropriate pesticide, herbicide and fungicide products and application rate for various pests, weeds and diseases.
(e)	Describe proper scouting techniques to determine infestation levels and product effectiveness.
(f)	Explain the concept of biosecurity and how it relates to protecting crops.
(g)	Analyze advantages and disadvantages of various product application methods (e.g., seed treatments, high clearance sprayer and aerial application).
(h)	Identify key components of a sprayer (e.g., pump, nozzle, boom and shut off valve).
(i)	Describe the safe operation of hand and large equipment sprayers.
(j)	Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Integrated Pest Management.
(k)	Explore product resistance in a plant population including the types of resistance found in Saskatchewan field crops.
(l)	Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of preventing product resistance from occurring (e.g., rotating pesticides and crop rotations).
(m)	Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using a desiccant before harvest.