Showcasing the Primary Industries to the next generation
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Hunta Gledhill with his new Leatherman Sidekick multitool
The Fencing Contractors NZ team were delighted to participate in the inaugural Westpac Agri Futures event in March, which was held as part of the 2021 Rural Games programme.
on their technique but everyone who
The Agri Futures morning was created to promote Primary Industry careers to year 12 and 13 students from around the region and included sites from the NZ Shearing Contractors Association, the Southern North Island Forestry Association, the New Zealand Arboriculture Association, the Ministry for Primary Industries and various training institutes.
Board member Mike Renner was joined
Practice was key, ahead of the
Craig Shortall, who kindly donated their
competition, which saw 60 teams of
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by Certified Fencers Mike Billinghurst and time to spend the morning encouraging
500+ kids to have a go at wire tying on a practice rig, which Mike Billinghurst had
created specifically for teaching purposes. It was fantastic to see many of the region’s Ag-studies kids demonstrating a solid
basic skill set. Others needed some work
had a go enjoyed the opportunity to get their hands on some wire and get some practice in.
afternoon’s Clash of the Colleges
senior and junior students compete in
teams of four across 30 modules of all
things primary-industry related, including three fencing modules. The kids were
required to do everything from milking a
cow and plant washdown to wool classing and body condition scoring, as well as
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