Ag Round-Up 

Ag In A Box 

Wee Waa Ag department signed up for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW's Ag in a Box program. 

This term, Wee Waa High Schools received its first Ag in Box resource, titled 'Perfect Pollination'. This box contains resources and materials for a unit to be run on bees and honey production. Also included in the box was bee's wax so that students could experiment with candle making and making bee wax wraps. The box also holds a selection of various types of honey, which can be used for sampling. 

MC Class - The year 8 MC students are joining in on Practical lessons during the Stage 4 technology classes. This is to get the familiar with the subject, as it a subject that they are able to choose next year as an elective. 

ChemCert Accreditation 

Stage 6 Ag and Primary Industries students from Narrabri High School joined forces with WWHS to undertake their ChemCert accreditation. Under the guidance of trainer, Dave Worsley of RuralBiz Training, students are receiving the the most up-to-date chemical safety training in order for them to achieve their ChemCERT card and be able to handle chemicals without direct supervision. The accreditation is nationally recognised and valid for five years.

NSW School Merino Wether Challenge

This week senior Agriculture and Primary Industry students have been competing in at the NSW Chool Merino Wether Challenge in Dubbo. Our student have taken the six wethers they have been preparing for the last six months. 

WWHS Agriculture Teacher, Ms Olivia Bray explained, 'The challenge is a great opportunity for student students to network with students from the 40+ schools attending, as well as have the opportunity to participate in activities that include preparation of sheep showing, shearing, carcass judging, industry workshops, young judges competition and a careers panel. 

Our students and sheep performed really well and achieved;

• Second Place - Highest Wool Value - Pen A 
• Second Place - Restocker Valuer 
• Third Place - Highest Wool Value - Pen B 

Ms Olivia Bray said, 'This has been a terrific opportunity to see how the care students have taken of our merinos over the last six months has paid off. Our students could see the result of the diet we have been feeding the sheep and the weight of the wool when the sheep were shorn.  

'The competition has given students the understanding of how we can improve for next year's event in areas such as crutching and show preparation. They also learnt a lot from observing flocks from other schools'. 

'In the next week or two we will see the results of the wool samples taken from our sheep that will give us information about fibre strength, length, fibre diameter and a yield percentage'. 

Wee Waa Show

There's been much excitement as the show draws near with students preparing to participate in a broad range of events and activities. We have students participating participating in cattle judging, parading our Hereford heifers and Angus steers and Caitlyn Coutts Smith and Mackenzie Jones participating in the Young Rural Woman of the Year program.