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Wednesday, 29 April 2015

29,30 April & 1 May 2015

Wednesday

Root Crop & Field Veg Production - Crop and weed ID with live specimens!
Farm Habitat Management - a trip to the Allerton Project - farming for food and conservation purposes.

Thursday

Business Management and Farm Business Planning - the last lesson working on our farm business plans.
Estate Skills - a lesson in strimmer servicing and then putting it to work!

Friday

Beef Husbandry - another rationing session with some example feed regimes to configure!
Learner Support - course work feedback session - got the green light!
Combinable Crops - communication failure - no class!

Wednesday, 22 April 2015

22, 23, 24 April 2015

Wednesday

Root Crop & Field Veg Production - weevil ID in the spring beans crop
Farm Habitat Management - hedgerow survey - practical session
Farm Related Activity - computer time
*Car dinted for the second time in the brack car-park :(*

Thursday

Business Management and Farm Business Planning - changed to farm related activity - sheep dagging!
Estate Skills - surfaces - maintaining and repairing surfaces around the farm and yard.

Friday

Beef Husbandry - controlling worms and liver fluke in cattle
Learner Support - a discussion about the election campaign
Combinable Crops - soil compaction and how to prevent it!
Investigative Project - computer time for project work

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

15,16,17 April 2015

Wednesday

Root Crop & Field Veg Production - What crop suits which soils!
Farm Habitat Management - Second survey - Breeding birds (forms part of an assignment)
Farm Related Activity - Library time

Thursday

Business Management and Farm Business Planning - How to make a business plan successfully
Estate Skills - the ewes and lambs are out in the fields, the cattle are out, we went for a livestock boundary check!

Friday

Beef Husbandry - Changed to business studies
Learner Support - Changed to business studies
Combinable Crops - crop walk - identifying growing stage T32 and any disease / pests in the crop
Investigative Project - continuation of project work