My Voice: Macee Latimer

Macee Latimer is in her first year of Whangarei A&P Society’s Farm Intern Programme. She is enjoying connectinga love of farming with her education and is planning to take over the family dairy farm one day. Macee’s best friend on farm is her dog Digger, who is busy learning to be a top-class farmdog! Macee is proud to be living and working on farm in Northland while completing her Level 3 NZ Certificate in Agriculture.

Howdid youfind outabout theintern programme?I connected with the programme in several different ways. I first heard about it because my friend Tamsin started last year and loved it. ThenI saw the A&P Society at the Northland Field Days and hada good chat withour course coordinator where I thought yes this is for me!

Why did you want to get your Level 3 in Ag?I’ve neverwanted to do anything but farming, soI thought this would be a good place to start.I really liked the idea of beingonfarm and learning on the job.I was already doing Ag at school, well Primary Industries, which gave me some good basicknowledge andI grew up ona dairy farm, so I’ve been farming my whole life.

What is your favourite thing about job. And it doesn’t matter if youdidn’t living and working on farm?On my grow up ona farm, there are people farm the owners are really cool. When doing the course that don’t have any I have made the odd mistake, they experience.I really love going to class always say mistakes arepart of the too at the start the week, networking learning journey.I also love cows, well with all the other likeminded students. animals of all kinds andI REALLY like How have you foundmoving out of driving tractors. home?Living away from home did feel

What is the most importantthing a bit strange at first, but it has been you have learnt so far this year?I have good to get some independence and learnt that the best way to learn is to learn some new skills. give everythinga goand to always ask And finally, tell us about your dog lots of questions. Digger!He is very cute buta bit of

Would you a menace! Great for ustobe recommend the programme to others?Yes Need $9,000 learning on the job together though! He’s just started barking at the cows to help definitely. If farming for study? move them along and he is what you want Apply forWhangarei loves running alongside the to do, follow your A&P Society’s quad when we’re off on a dreams and sign agricultural farm job. up! This isa great scholarship way to get into farming whangareiap.org.nz/ while learning on the education/our-scholarship

FIND YOUR FUTURE EXPO

WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST

Whangarei – Barge Showgrounds Event Centre

THURSDAY 12TH AUGUST

Far North - Pamu Farms Kapiro Station

The Find Your Future Expo is an interactive career expo that allows students to explore career possibilities in Northland’s professional primary industries.

Want to attend the Expo? See your school for details or email business@wap.org.nz