Year 10 Agriculture Excursion
A group of St Paul's Year 10 Agriculture students travelled to Breeza and Gunnedah last week to visit a large mixed cropping farm operated by David and Jillian Tudgey. The Tudgey family grow a variety of crops including cotton, chickpeas, faba beans, wheat, barley as well as canola.
The students were able to observe first-hand the level of technology being used to produce crops, including: massive baler pickers, precision seeders, combine harvesters, and infrared camera technology on the boom spray that is capable of identifying and applying herbicide to green weeds as small as a 50 cent coin.
After enjoying a sausage sizzle lunch provided by our hosts, the students observed as the farmer loaded a road train with cotton, and then followed the truck to the Carroll Cotton Gin to watch the cotton ginning process from start to finish.
The students stayed at St Mary’s College, Gunnedah for the night before travelling to the AgQuip Field Day. This is one of Australia's largest field days which attracts crowds of up to 100,000 people each day. While at the Field Day, students were able to look at a wide range of Agricultural technologies that are being used in the production of food and fibre.
Thanks to Mr Graham Bramley and Mrs Angela Bramley for accompanying the students, and to the Tudgey family, the Carroll Cotton Gin staff and the staff at St Mary’s College, Gunnedah for making this a great experience for the students.
