Agriculture teacher

Benefits to primary industries

It’s really important that people understand and appreciate agriculture so I try to get students enthusiastic about agriculture and then encourage them to choose agriculture as a subject later in school.

Where do you live?

I live in town near the school. I love being able to walk to school each day.

What are some important skills?

Enthusiasm! If I am not enthusiastic about agriculture I can’t expect my students to be.

What is your favourite part of your job?

When I have a group of students who really love agriculture and look forward to the work that we do and the projects that we run. We often take our school stud cattle or sheep to local shows and it is great to see the pride the students have in their animals.

What are the main tools of the trade?

The ag plot in the school is where we do a lot of our teaching. It is really important for me to have lots of up-to-date industry information that I can share with my students and answer their questions. We have a group of local farmers that are really supportive of the agricultural program we have here at the school.

What training have you had?

I did a Diploma of Agriculture at a vocational college when I left school and then studied teaching. My cousins lived on a farm when I was growing up and I used to visit them a lot, which is how I first got interested in agriculture.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Teaching agriculture. I would love to see our school ag plot expand and have more students involved.