Nineteen Young Farmers Club members from MLMC along with three staff and a parent made the journey to Rural Industry Skills Training in Hamilton on Sunday 2 September. Leaving for the five-hour drive on Father's Day, the Young Farmers enjoyed the overwhelming hospitality of Monivae College in Hamilton that evening. After a meal in town, the students went swimming in the Monivae indoor pool, played table tennis and basketball and watched a movie in the school theatre.
Early on the Monday morning, the students woke and ate with the boarders in the school dining hall before heading to RIST for a day packed with learning and fascinating activities. Students were involved in shearing sheep, classing wool, exploring agronomy and the use of drones, artificial insemination and a full autopsy of a sheep with a consulting vet. An excellent College, specialising in sheep, Monivae always makes a significant impact on our students’ learning.
We thank the teams at Monivae and RIST in Hamilton, not only for their wonderful support of the program but their amazing hospitality.
