Senior student Kirra has decided agriculture will be her future after discovering an affinity with farm animal work through studies at Noosa District State High School.
Despite growing up in suburbia it’s the country life she sees for herself.
On Monday Kirra was working with Narla to ready her for the upcoming country shows in Gympie and Nambour.
Narla did pretty well at the recent Murgon show, is a natural in front of the camera and is learning to walk and stand as the judges demand.
The school’s agriculture coordinator Kerryn Foley said students learn a lot about animal husbandry including meat production from working with the cattle at school and through the agricultural shows.
The students will spend a day with the judges at the Sunshine Coast Agricultural Show at Nambour to learn more about judging and parading before putting their education into practise.
In addition to cattle students are learning about poultry (chickens, ducks and geese), sheep and bees and some years the school operates aquaculture growing crayfish.
The Nambour Show will be on 15, 16 and 17 June. For more information on the show visit www.sunshinecoastshow.asn.au/
