2024 Yearbook

An Exciting year in Technology Agriculture/Food, with Mrs Schiller. Students have been very lucky to experience the hands-on approach to growing day old chickens and laying hens with day-old chickens coming from LPC. The students regularly weighed the chickens, monitoring growth and health. With vigorous, growth and changes in shape, appearance, eating and behavioural habits are monitored. The students also worked in vegetable gardens, growing a mixture of vegetables, with the occasional taste testing and experimenting. In the kitchen, students cooked and learned various kitchen-handling skills and techniques for preparing favourite egg recipes such as pancakes, dip-dip eggs, mini quiches, fried rice, cupcakes and biscuits, to name a few. Food waste is used at the Ag plot, to feed the laying hens or fertilise gardens and increase the nutrients in compost bin. Within the classroom, students designed chicken feeders, water containers and brooder boxes after learning about what is essential for a chicken to survive. TAS-VET MEGHAN NAVORI & MR BRENDAN CROESE TAS-VET KLA TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE/FOOD

AGRICULTURE

Students conducted a chicken growth trial, analysing chicken weights and growth by comparing two feeds. The arrival of the six wethers provided a hands-on experience and challenge of weighing, diet management and handling of the freshly shorn merino wethers from Egelbra Stud. Within the classroom, students are fully engaged in the science and practice of animal production, plant production, agriculture in Australia, and farm Case Studies. The highlight was visiting Blantyre Piggery and YLAD Living soils and getting to know local Agricultural Sustainable businesses.