It’s all action for Agriculture at Naracoorte High

Jul 18, 2023 | Article, Farmers, This Week's Issue

Ag Speak: By Kristin Murdock  While the Adelaide Royal Show is not until September, the Naracoorte High School Agricultural Studies students are already preparing for the challenge. With steers and Merino wethers to get in shape, Ag Studies teacher, Emma Phillip is excited there are over 40 students being involved in the program and praises their commitment. “This includes after school training to train the animals and working as a team to develop showmanship skills,” she said. “Students are involved in the whole process, from working with the animals to feeding, general husbandry tasks and learning how to parade animals for the show. Currently, the school has nine steers and 10 merino wethers being prepared.” The Year 10 students have also enjoyed working with the wethers to learn about fibre production and how to judge the animals on constitution, conformation, and wool quality. Emma said the team would like to […]

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

Subscribe to continue reading

If you want to continue reading this and more articles, subscribe to The News

We look forward
to hearing from you!

Contact us to share your stories with our community.

Three arrested after Pine Hill break-in

Three people were arrested after a break-in at Pine Hill, near Bordertown, sparked a police investigation that allegedly uncovered methamphetamine, stolen property, and a gel blaster pistol at Cannawigara.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

Keith industrial land hits market

Ten new commercial allotments are set to hit the market in Keith, opening the door for local businesses to expand and new operators to establish themselves in the district.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

Local spending hits $13m

Spending across the Naracoorte Lucindale Council area reached $13 million in July, up more than nine per cent on the same time last year.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

Mental health service boost for Naracoorte

Young people in Naracoorte will soon have improved access to mental health support, with the town selected as one of 20 regional and remote communities across Australia to receive a new headspace outreach service.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

State to establish Royal Commission into AI

The Malinauskas Labor government will establish a nation-leading Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence to ensure South Australians maximise benefits and minimise unwanted impacts from the AI boom.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.

“The process”

This is my opinion only.

To access this post, you must purchase MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION, THE LAST ISSUE or ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION.