In developing Graincare
, the Grains Council of
Australia (GCA) has been very conscious of the fact that the majority of
grain growers are mixed farmers who do not want to have to introduce a
number of quality assurance (QA) programs on their property that have
conflicting requirements and require multiple audits.
To overcome this
problem the GCA has adopted a
modular
approach to
on-farm QA appropriate for mixed farm enterprises. Different modules can be adopted according to the
different commodities being produced on an individual property. The GCA continues to work with the CATTLECARE and
Flockcare QA programs to achieve complementarity between these programs and Graincare
.
The CATTLECARE and
Flockcare programs consist of the same three modules: Management, Chemicals and Livestock. As the requirements contained in the Management
and Chemicals Modules are largely applicable to all farm enterprises, after some
amendments, Graincare
utilises these two modules
and adds a Grain Module to complete the Graincare
program.
The National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme and ‘Freshcare’, a quality assurance
program for fresh fruit and vegetables, also form part of this modular system.
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