The interview with Cassie
By Gemma
On the 19th of August all of year 8 and some of
the primary school students had a visit from the young farming champion Cassie.
Cassie presented a power point presentation explaining her journey into the
dairy farming industry and what it’s all about. Once Cassie finished her
presentation all of year 8 left while the primary students stayed. With the
primary students, two year 8 students stayed to interview Cassie. Here are some
of the questions that were asked:
Why did you get
into farming?
When Cassie was a young child her family lived in Wollongong
and they then moved to a remote community with a very small population. Cassie
later attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School. At her new school they had
an agricultural farm. Cassie had chosen agriculture as one of her subject and
she started to get involved in looking after cows, she did this because she
wanted to become a vet.
What drew you to
the dairy industry?
Cassie had started this program as a subject at her boarding
school. Cassie became passionate about dairy farming and started to spend more
time with the cows and learning how to care for them.
How is the dairy
industry sustainable?
The dairy industry is sustainable by the new technology that
is being brought in to the farming industry. Farmers will try and breed better
cows and will grow better food to give the cows the nutrients they need. By
doing this the cows will produce better quality milk and calves.
What is the
nutrient cycle?
The nutrient cycle is Minerals, energy (carbohydrates). Cows
eat the food. The cows then dispose of that food waste that waste goes into the
ground and fertilizes plants. When the cows die they fertilise the soil.
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