Farm
Daniel de Beer
Farm Manager
Madison Corsini
Assistant Farm Manager
Welcome back to Term 4, most Year 12's have left now and already hard at work cutting and baling hay, getting ready for harvest or completing CBH training which is fantastic news. If any Year 12 student is still looking for work for summer holidays or 2023, please get in touch, our employment board down on farm is full of opportunities.
Open Day Results
Farm – Prize Winners
Guess weight of baconer: Lynne Norwood
Guess weight of bull: Kelli Breen
Shearing Shed Placings:
1st place: Declan Crane
2nd place: Mitchel Baker
3rd place: Craig Spark
4th place: Ryan Tiller
5th place: Damon Topham
6th place: Frazer Sutherland
7th place: Max Chapman
8th place: Koltyn Sutherland
9th place: Braeden Tomlinson
Wool Handling Placings:
1st place: Danielle Iles
2nd place: Jorja Hamersley
3rd place: Imogen Will
4th place: Jillian Morris
Royal Show Farm Skills
Our students had been training hard over Term 3 ready to compete at the Farm Skills Competition for 2022 on the Thursday 22nd September 2022, but with a sudden cancelation due to the Queen's Public Holiday, the competition was unable to go ahead.
We would still like to acknowledge the students who put in the hard work to complete all the training. Our WACoA - Cunderdin three strong, skilled Farm Skills Teams were:
| Max Chapman | Jillian Morris | Hayden Stewart |
| Jorja Hamersley | Bevan Norwood | Frazer Sutherland |
| Jasmin Hanlon | Jake Pickering | Koltyn Tholstrup |
| Danielle Iles | Jessie Read | Damon Topham |
| Ann Jacobs | Jacob Smith | Cody Walker |
| Craig Spark | Zarah Squiers | Jayden White |
Perth Royal Show Results
Wayne Laird and Marika Martini, our sheep Technical Officers, headed down to the Royal Show with our wool, sheep and some keen students to compete in many events over the Royal Show week which saw some amazing results. We can't thank these two members of staff enough for opening amazing opportunities for the students to experience.
Saturday 24th September 2022
Novice Shearing: Braeden Tomlinson 5th
Novice Wool handling: Frazer Sutherland 2nd
Monday 26th September 2022
Young Judges Merino Sheep and Wool: No placings
Wether Challenge: 3rd in the meat and wool value (AWI)
Tuesday 27th September 2022
Shearing: Frazer Sutherland and Koltyn Tholstrup 2nd
Wool Handling: Danielle Iles and Imogen Will 2nd
Ewe Hogget Selection: Jorja Hamersley and Zarah Squiers 2nd
WACoA-Cunderdin Overall Winners
Friday 30th September 2022
Young Judges Meat Breeds: Zarah Squiers 1st
Wool Results
Ultra Fine Rams FLC: 1st
Super Fine Rams FLC: 1st
Fine Wool Rams FLC: 1st
Ultra Fine Ewe or Wether FLC: 1st
Super Fine Ewe or Wether FLC: 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Fine Ewe or Wether FLC: 1st
Pair of FLC: 1st
Champion Farmers Class Fine Ram FLC
Reserve Chamption Ewe or Wether FLC Farmers Class
Most points in Zone 3
Poll Dorset Sheep Results
Pair of rams 1 ½ years: 2nd
Scan class Balmoral: 6th
Grey home pair of rams 1 ½ years: 4th
Ram lamb born after 1st June: 1st
Ewe over 1 ½ years: 1st
Ewe under 1 ½ years: 5th
Group of 3 rams: 5th
2022 Weekend Duty Roster
It's that time of year when we need to be thinking about 2023 and ensuring we are working towards completing at least 2 weekend duty rosters during both Year 11 and 12 which is the requirement for the core unit of competency AHCWRK204 - “Work Effectively in the Industry”, required to complete Certificate II in Agriculture. The 2022 roster for Term 4 has a couple of free spots but we are giving the students the opportunity to fill the 2023 roster on weekends that will suit. I understand that there are dates that students can't work on weekends due to sporting commitments, birthdays, and other events, so we encourage the students to get in fast this term and select the dates they choose or they will be placed into weekends.
Just a reminder that swapping weekend roster is strongly discouraged but in the event this situation arises, students must give a valid reason, two weeks’ notice to myself, and finding another student to replace them. Students and parents have access to the roster through daily notices, Farm noticeboard, via email and parents can also access the information in the fortnightly College Chatter.
We are looking forward to having the Year 11's down on Farm this term, where they should get the opportunity to be rostered back onto enterprises and asking to be assessed in achieving some competencies. Term 4 will go quickly, so I recommend all the Year 11 students, take every opportunity they have on Farm, to complete what is required of them and have fun while doing it.
Madison Corsini
Assistant Farm Manager