Wednesday
Root Crop & Field Veg Production - field trip to watch Hammonds harvesting potatoes in nearby Kelham
Farm Habitat Management - an introduction to the corn laws - how they were passed to protect prices and how they were overturned to protect the people!
Farm related activity - in teams of two we had to design a poster based on our field trip this morning
Thursday
Business Management & Business Planning - a 'business field trip' to nearby Woodborough Farm (604 acre arable) where owners jackie and john discussed their farming business plan, budgeting and the gross margin of their operations
Estate Skills - changed to injecting some of the in-calf Lincoln red cows with a vaccination - Trivacton 6 which is used to prevent diarrhea in calves when born (it stimulates serological and colostridal antibodies against rotavirus and coronavirus antigens and against K99, y, 31A, F41 antigens of EColi). We then herded in the fat lambs for butcher selection separating for lamb packs and market.
Friday
Beef Husbandry - changed to sheep husbandry - raddle changing on the rams
Learner Support - head of course discussion on how the course is going!
Combinable Crops - an introduction to wheat and mycotoxins - toxic substances produced by fungus
Investigative Project - continued working on project
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