Table of Contents Section 1: About this Code of Practice 1.1 Purpose of the Code 2 1.2 Scope of this Code 2 1.3 Industry Endorsement 3 1.4 Supporting Codes and Technical Guideline Documents 3 Section 2: Code of Practice Requirements 2.1 On-Farm Activities 4 2.1.1 General Processes 4 2.1.2 Crop Growth 5 2.1.3 Grain Harvesting and Storage 5 2.1.4 Movement ex-farm 6 2.2 Grain Sampling and Testing 6 2.2.1 General Requirements 6 2.2.2 Equipment to be Used 6 2.2.3 Equipment Monitoring and Calibration 7 2.2.4 Trade Certification of Equipment 7 2.3 Storage Facilities 7 2.3.1 Storage Construction & Maintenance 7 2.3.2 Stored Grain Pest & Hygiene Management 8 2.3.3 Storage Operations 8 2.4 Chemical Use 9 2.4.1 Regulations 9 2.4.2 Industry Practices 11 2.4.3 Chemical Application 12 2.5 Grain Quality Management 12 2.5.1 Commodity Vendor Declaration 12 2.5.2 Quality Checks 13 2.5.3 Grain Receival & Segregation 13 2.5.4 Grain Quality Management during Storage 14 2.5.5 Grain Outturn - Domestic 15 2.5.6 Grain Outturn - Export 15 2.6 Transport 16 2.6.1 Regulations 17 2.6.2 Processes 17 2.7 Marketing 18 2.7.1 Understanding Market Requirements 18 2.7.2 Marketing Australian Grain 19 2.7.3 Market Access 21 2.7.4 Sustainability, Environmental Social and Governance Credentials 21 2.7.5 Contract Documentation 22 2.7.6 Grain Pool Providers 23 2.7.7 Data Management 23 2.7.8 Financial Management 24 2.8 Training 24 2.9 Complaints 25 2.9.1 Customer Complaints 25 2.9.2 Complaints against an Industry Participant 26 Section 3: Reference Material Appendix 1 - Glossary & Definitions 27 Appendix 2 - Technical Guideline Documents 32 1
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