School excursions at Belgenny

The NSW DPI School program team has joined forces with A Smart Farmer and Fizzics Education to deliver new school programs at Belgenny Farm in Camden, NSW.

To book or discuss a customised program phone: 02 4654 6800 or email: belgenny.farm@dpie.nsw.gov.au for more information.

Primary

Early Stage 1 – Stage 3 (Kindergarten - 6)

Science in your milk

• Learn about the needs of dairy cows, farming practices, how technology has changed and improved milk harvesting on farms
• food science including composition of milk, food safety and raw milk
• the improvements that science and technology have made to dairy production in the Creamery – a hands-on interactive learning space.

Robotics and coding in the Dairy Industry

• Students use Bee-bots (K-1) or Lego robotics (Years 2-6) to learn about the use of robotics in 21st century farming. Students will code robots to move and/or sense their environment and are challenged to complete one or more of the following activities: cow collar, automated dairy milking system or automated drafting gates.
• A tour of the Creamery demonstrates the improvements that science and technology have made to the dairy production processing chain, from milking to milk processing.
• BOOK NOW: 22 and 23 March 2021

Secondary

Stage 4 (Years 7-8)

Agriculture and Food technologies

• Students will explore how a dairy farm is a managed environment and investigate the innovative and sustainable ways milk is produced.
• Creamery tour to demonstrate scientific and technological innovation in dairy production.

Stage 5 (Years 9-10)

Judging and Genetics

• Students will learn:
  • how genetics and stock selection are used in agriculture,
  • how modern biotechnology improves Australia’s produce,
  • perform a hands-on DNA extraction,
  • learn about Mendelian genetics and see gel electrophoresis in action.
• Hands-on selection, judging and appraisal of beef cattle.
• Practical investigation of Estimated Breeding Values in beef production and the DPI Southern Multi Breed (Genomics) research project.
• BOOK NOW: 16 and 17 March 2021