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The practical side of this course is run from a workable farm in the Reikorangi Valley near Waikanae. We run sheep, deer and cattle so students get hands on experience with drenching, dagging, rounding up the stock, animal husbandry, lambing, docking, shearing, and the deer velvet industry. We cover fencing, building, hay making, and the buying and selling of stock. There is opportunity to learn to work and maintain the farm equipment including the tractor and quad bike and many other regular farm tasks. The Students have also had opportunity to help out people in our local community with things like tree felling, house moving, stacking firewood and clearing away debris after the Paekakariki floods of 2004. This course tends to attract mainly boys but girls are welcome on the course too.
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