Whangara farms 11.6.2018

Whangara farms

We have been learning and looking at what farms do and today we learned more about Whangara farms our guides were Renee and Andrew. We have seen trials and new types of plants that people may not have heard of.  We have learnt some things of what farms do and how they control climate change and gravity.  We also have taken soil samples and our hoping to do some tests with the soil tomorrow.  

We did it because we are learning and looking at what agronomists do and also what farmers can do to help their farm thrive.  We did it to learn more about farming as we are looking to make farms great.  We have already learnt about what one farm does now we have learnt about two.   We are getting better at taking samples and naming plants that we have seen.  We are also getting better at learning what it takes to make a farm great.

Something that stood out for me was how they were thinking of ways to stop erosion and keeping track of grass growth and what grows better in conditions.  Another thing was how they used special gadgets to get info for the farm to increase value in growth.  A key idea was that troughs were a better way of hydrating animals in the summer and that dams weren't doing a great job of hydrating animals.  We learnt that there are different ways to help your farm successful.

I liked learning about innovative ways to help a farm grows and produce healthy animals so they can get the most out of the profit of the animal.  I enjoyed learning how some grasses are better in different conditions. I liked how every farm has different ways to help them grow.

I am still wondering how long do they keep their animals before selling them.