Euroa Secondary College VET agriculture teacher Lachlan Cooke with student James Croft at the SmartFarm workshop at Tatura.
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Euroa Secondary College VET students recently attended Agriculture Victoria’s Tatura SmartFarm hub.
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The initiative was organised by the school’s VET agriculture co-ordinator Lachlan Cooke and was an opportunity for the students to experience the technology that is being developed in horticulture, and the variety of opportunities there are for them to be part of the sector’s future.
The first part of the day focused on agtech, the changing climate, fruit tree architecture and water.
After lunch the students took part in ‘Get into DigiAg’ where they explored the use of digital data in farming and learnt skills for coding and developing algorithms to create a sensor that measures the moisture content in soils.
They used this information to decipher the amount of water needed to irrigate a small plant to imitate crop irrigation.
Euroa Secondary College students attending the SmartFarm workshop at Tatura.
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“The purpose of the VET Agriculture course at Euroa Secondary College is to introduce students into agriculture and provide them with the opportunity to explore the range of career paths that can be pursued in agriculture through vocational education,” Mr Cooke said.
“This student program is part of the Certificate II in Agriculture, which the students complete over a two-year period.
“The day was rewarding as it provided our students with innovative ideas in digital technologies used in agriculture through the engaging workshop program organised by SmartFarm.”
He said the combination of a trip to Tatura, the chance to experience a horticultural farm and to experience hands-on learning in digital technologies made for a great day out.
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