Students are working towards completing units centred around identifying and marking livestock, and supporting in the shearing shed, so this has been the main focus of recent excursions. Last term we joined the crew at Lochiel for the marking of crossbreed lambs. Thank you Georgie Burbury for allowing students to learn about the processes in lamb marking.

It has been a difficult year to get students in to shearing sheds and we finally made it to Beaufront for the last day of their wether shearing. A very big thank you to Steve Rigby, Pete and the team for taking students under their wings and having them experience most aspects. It was great to see fleeces being thrown, wool sorted and students fitting in.

Last week we were at Beaufront again, this time for lamb marking of merinos. It was a great opportunity for students to see the differences in how different properties handle this task and be involved as part of a team. Thank you to Julian and his team.

With only a few weeks to go before Senior Secondary students finish up for the year we have some theory to complete and hopefully one more day in a shearing shed. We appreciate all the on farm trips we can do which give our students experience. Thank you to all who have assisted this year.

Jill Bennett

AST