Wednesday 5 November 2014
Tuesday 4 November 2014
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?
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 ........
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 ........
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Group Day 2014
Group Day Details:
Thursday 4th 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
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.
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
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.
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
Monday 1 September 2014
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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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
__________________________________________________
Lincoln Group Boys and Girls
Agricultural Club
Chairperson’s annual
report 27th 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
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