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=Te Awamutu College Agricultural Science Department 2014=



Find out more about this beast... [|New Holland]

=Welcome= On this site you will find information about:
 * courses.
 * assessment dates

Just click on the relevant link at the left the screen

Special Notices New information posted within the last week will be in coloured text. A date in brackets will be added if possible. We have posted more photos of what you do. More coming.....(11 Aug)

Watch the Horticulture Compound. Its about to have an extreme make over. And you will be amongst it! (11 Aug)

//NB: Students who wish to study// // Agriculture and Agricultural Science at Year 10 and beyond, need to be able to read and calculate at Level 4 Curriculum level. Those // //with numeracy and literacy difficulties may find Agriculture and Agricultural Science, not a suitable subject choice//.
 * PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU INTEND TO STUDY AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, COWS ARE WORTH $1000 - $2000+ EACH AND FARMS $5 MILLION ( **** AV FARM, $15mill bigger farms). A LOT OF FARM MACHINERY IS POWERFUL AND WORTH $10s OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FARMS ARE INCREASINGLY **** DIGITAL/COMPUTERISED. **
 * Its expensive fast moving stuff. __ARE YOU UP TO DEALING WITH THAT??__ **
 * Be sure you are capable of keeping up with the play (Only takes attitude). If you are warming a seat - be left behind. NOT YOUR USUAL. **

GO TO ACADEMY AND SEE QUALIFICATIONS AND JOBS. **__Farmers are facing a dirth of talent.__**

In the future we hope to list for each course:

· fieldtrip dates and what you will be doing · current homework · The lessons of the last week for those away or missed some work · topics, movie clips, DVD’s of interest

and above all have you create your own skite sheet called a “blog”. You will be able to post questions about any aspect of your agriculture course at school. It will take time but we hope there is something for here now. = =

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