2023 Yearbook

YEAR 11 AGRICULTURE

Year 11 Agriculture have been busy this year with their course content varying from animal production, to farm case studies and plant production. At the start of the course the year 11 Ag class had the pleasure of raising two groups of chickens as a part of their chicken growth trial. The chickens were monitored closely throughout the term until they were sold. The class became aware that sample A chicken feed is better for stimulating chicken growth than sample B. From the 21st until the 24th of August this year, 10 Agriculture students went to Dubbo with 6 Merino wethers to take part in the Merino Wether Challenge. Daryll, Major, Shaun, Timmy, Ferdinand, and Steven were taken care of by all the Agriculture classes at Hennessy to be all ready for their big adventure to Dubbo. The team from Hennessy Catholic College came first in the central restocker value and second in overall restocker value. Big celebrations were held that following night, countered by lots of sleep on the bus home. Throughout the second term the year 11’s focused on plants and their traits. Learning about plant sexual and asexual reproduction and growth, the difference between a monocotyledon and a dicotyledon plant, crossbreeding the veggies in the Ag plot and school garden. Planting a variety of fruits, veggies and flowers to promote pollination. Photosynthesis and plant structure, root structure, and seed structure. Some brains became much bigger this term. For the final term of the Year 11 course the Agriculture students looked at two farms to prepare for their case study; Blantyre a local piggery owned by Edwina Beveridge and Milgadara owned by Bill and Rhonda Daly. A wide variety of data was collected on both farms surrounding the topics of products produced, inputs, outputs, maintenance costs, climate, machinery and treatments used on the products. This year has been a wild ride with all the content that this class has had to learn, but through all that we have made some great memories and achievements. None of which could have been done without Mrs Schiller's incredible organisation and dedication to this subject and her students.

Annabelle and April - Year 11 Agriculture students