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Goat judging questions

Junior:
What is your goat's name?
What is your goat's breed?
What is something funny or naughty that your goat does?
Why do goats like to chew everything?
How old is your goat?
What do you feed your goat and how often?
Where does your goat live and what shelter does it have?
Has your goat been injected or drenched?


Senior:
What is your goat's breed.  What is this breed farmed for?  (Meat, milk, skins....)
What plants are poisonous to your goat?
What problems could a goat have with its horns?
How should you look after your goat's hooves?
What products could be made from your goat?
What injections or drench should you give your goat? What do they protect from?
What are the common goat diseases? How do goats catch these diseases?
What does the poky up piece of skin on a goat's back tell you?

Lamb judging questions

Check out these questions.  Do some research and make sure you can answer them for School Pet Day, Group Day and Area Day.  They will be judged under the KNOWLEDGE category.


Junior:
What is your pet's name?
How many bottles does it drink every day?
How do you teach your lamb to lead?
Where do you keep your lamb?
What is something naughty your lamb has done.
Whst is on your lam's back - hair, fur, silk or wool?


Intermediate:
Any of the above questions plus…

What is your lamb's breed?
What is your lamb's breed farmed for?
What diseases can your lamb get?
How many teeth does your lamb have?

Why does your lamb get tailed?
How do you tell how old you lamb is?
Has your lamb been drenched and what would this be for?
Has your lamb been vaccinated and what would this be for?
What products can your lamb be turned into.


Senior:
Any of the above questions plus…

Name three other lamb breeds. Can you explain what each of these breeds is farmed for?
What is a caustrated ram lamb called?
What is mustering, docking or ........

Group Day 2014

Group Day Details:

Thursday 4^th November 2014

Expected timings 9.30am – 12.00pm

·      At Springston School – arrive for judging to begin at 9.30am.

·     Have all cups cleaned, engraved and returned at the start of Term 4 to the School Office.

·      Bring your project book if you are going onto Area Day.

·      Bring a plate to share for morning tea.

This is open to anyone who showed a pet at their own school Pet Day.  

You do not have to have done a project to enter Group Day.

Animals will be judged in these categories:

Lambs, Beef calves, Dairy Calves, Pigs, Poultry, Goats

Remember:

Your animal must have been born after 1st July and have been hand reared by YOU.

Male dairy calves will be judged under the Beef category.

TB tags must be on all calves and MAF decliration forms must be carried to enter the school grounds.  Please check in at the registration desk.

Championship Day Rules (Area Day)

Area Day Details for 2014 

Thursday 20th November
10am - come ealry to register
Canterbury Park
Curletts Road

Who can come to Area Day?

Participants will need to have attended a school pet parade day and an Area/Group day within their Region. 

Classes:

Classes will include dairy and beef calves, lambs, goats, pigs, poultry, alpacas and llamas. 
Two animals in different sections can be entered by the same child, provided that both animals have qualified i.e. project book, attended area group day etc.

Age groups for judging: 
Juniors being years 1-4
Seniors years 5-8

You need a project book:
All children that qualify to attend the Championship Day will need to have completed a full project on the care, handling and rearing of the pet.  These project books will need to be handed into the office of the Canterbury A&P Association at Canterbury Agricultural Park, Curletts Road, Christchurch by the specified date included in the notice to schools (approximately two weeks before judging date).  If they are handed in at Group Day then we will make sure they are handed in on time.

Project Book

Important - Please label your project with your full name, school, year and category you will be competing in i.e. John Smith, Year 3, Springston School, Dairy Calves.  

Commitment:  Responsibility of the animal carer (a log or diary might help). It is expected that this is a shared and educational task within the family, but evidence of pupil involvement is essential.

Knowledge:  Hopefully this is a learning experience. An extension showing interest, say,  in the future of the animal once it leaves the farm or particular foods that are appropriate or features that are relevant to your animal.

Presentation:  Some presentations are done with a computer and that is just fine, but as primary school is the only place and time where writing is taught, a well presented hand written document is equally as acceptable.

Judging

The judging date will be the Thursday following the Canterbury A&P Show annually, commencing at approximately 10am.

Venue will be Canterbury Agricultural Park, either adjacent to the stables or on the Cattle Lawns as notified in the notice to schools or on the day.  Access off Curletts Road only.

Participants must locate the event office and receive their judging number for the day.

Participants will be asked to parade animals in their ring (where applicable) before being interviewed individually by the judge.

The animal that is being judged must be the animals the project book is completed on unless the animal is unable to attend due to illness.  Another animal may be substituted at the judges’ discretion.  Please advise prior to the event if the animal you are bringing differs to the animal the project book was completed on.

School Uniform is appropriate dress for this event.

At the completion of judging the scores from the following will be tallied:

Sections

Care & Attention (40)

Leading & Handling (30)

Project Book (30)

Type (dairy calves only) (20)

Presentation of Awards:

The first three place-getters of each section and age group will be awarded ribbons, and Champion and Reserve of each class and age group receiving sashes.

Cups won the previous year must be returned, cleaned and engraved before or on the day of judging.

The following cups will be awarded:

Springston Trophy – Junior Champion Lamb

WL Dawber Trophy  – Senior Champion Lamb

Tai Tapu Cup – Senior Dairy Calf

CFM (Canterbury Frozen Meat) – Senior Beef Calf

Agricultural Garden Judging

You can have your garden and project book judged towards earning badges in the Lincoln Boys and Girls Agricultural Club.  Here are some tips to get you going!

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What type of garden can you have?
You can have a vegetable, herb or flower garden or one that is a mixture of these.  The only things is - the garden must be yours.  You must plan, weed, sow and look after the garden.  To earn points towards badges, you must have a Project Book (if you have not already completed one for a pet).  Non-project gardens will recieve a judge visit but not earn points.



When will garden judging happen?
The gardens will be judged in December so listen out for when you are asked to take a notice home so we can sort times for judges to visit.  Your badges and certificates will be awarded in an assembly at the end of the year.

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What should be in your project book?

The headings down this side of the marking sheet tell you what to include in your project.  This is the knowledge that is required.  Make sure you highlight off each section as you include it.  You might want to use a contents page and have these as the headings.  The jusge will also ask questions from these categories.

How can you earn the most points possible?

This chart at the bottom shows how you can earn the most points.  Make sure you include a diary, that all the knowledge sections are included and that your project is easy to read and find our way around.

Chairperson's Report 2014

16-20 Leeston Rd

Springston 7616

Phone: 03-329-5724

Fax: 03-329-5731

Email: office@springston.school.nz

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Lincoln Group Boys and Girls Agricultural Club

Chairperson’s annual report 27^th July 2014

It is my pleasure to present the annual report for the 2014 Lincoln Boys and Girls Agricultural Club.

Once again, we had good weather and a great turn out of animals for judging, managing to overcome the challenge of wind and no indoor facilities being available.

The splitting up of lamb judging into three categories of junior, intermediate and senior worked well, though we did sort the ages to limit the larger numbers in the senior area.  Junior lambs are Years 1-3, Intermediate Years 4-6 and Senior Years 7-8.

The failure of the Beef calf judge to turn up held up the prize giving as the dairy judges had to then complete the Beef judging, although all participants were adaptable and we had a great day.  Next year we will take this into account.

Two new cups were donated by CRT for the junior and senior kids and went to Greenpark and Tai Tapu this year.  A full list of results and cups awarded is on the following page.

There is an issue that now rises with our costs outweighing potential income, now that Greenpark School has closed.  We will need to think creatively about how to manage within our finances or to widen our group.

The ANZ bank account in Hornby has been closed and we are in the tricky process of opening an ASB account in Lincoln.  The outgoing shool should have all the documentation ready for the next school to aid the transition.

Many thanks to the judges who give hours of their time and expertise willingly, many who have been doing so since their own children were in The Agricultural Club.

Finally, thanks to the Springston parents involved in Pet Days for all their support, Joyce the Springston School secretary for dealing with the finances and to Leteisha Brook for supplying lunch for the judges free of charge.

Yours Sincerely

Allana Taylor