Riseholme Sharp Shots

Lincolnshire student, Rob Russell was named ‘High Gun’ at the National Agricultural Student Clay Pigeon Championships held in Warwickshire. Rob (18), who is studying a Level 3 Diploma in Agriculture at Riseholme College, took the title with an impressive 49 hits out of 50.

The Riseholme College team which included Rob Russell, Steve Townsend, Gary Taylor, Lewis Pate, Sam Thompson and Ben Wray were the runners-up in the overall team competition, only one point behind the eventual winners, Harper Adams University College.

Rob, whose family farm near Stamford, was quick to point out that the shot he missed was the difference between the two teams.

Top shot Rob was presented with a leather gun sleeve and a cash prize and the Riseholme Team received a runners-up trophy to add to the one they won at last year’s championships.

Team manager, Neil Rowbottom, praised the students on their performance and said ‘the Riseholme students demonstrate the depth of sporting talent in ruralLincolnshireand they are certainly getting a reputation for their sharp shooting’.

 

 

Lights, Camera, Action

Filming took place this week of the Level 1 Diploma in Agriculture course (14-16). The filming was carried out by CfBt to highlight he importance of work related experience and education for learners aged 14-16.

The film is due to be shown at the Lincolnshire and Rutland Skills Awards on the 19th of April.

The Group this year have replaced the fencing alongside the sports field opposite Lawress Hall, and have been gapping up the hedge lines coming from the A15.  Their Skills gained will be beneficial throughout their lives and will help to contribute to the improvement of habitats and better management of land in Agriculture.  The skills generated on the course are transferable and not just linked to Agriculture.

Student visit to Amazone

The Level 3 Diploma in Land-based Technology learners were hosted for the day by machinery manufacturers Amazone at their UK headquarters in Doncaster. They were given tuition on their most up to date equipment. They calibrated a 24 metre crop sprayer, a 24 metre fertiliser spreader and a 3 metre pneumatic combination drill. Amazone is a family owned German company with a 395 million euro turnover making cultivation, planting, crop care and horticultural equipment.

Amazone students visit

Agriculture and engineering students celebrate a successful sugar beet harvest

The Agriculture and Engineering Students over the last year have renovated and repaired an old single row beet harvester. Previously this machine was in the nettles with a tree growing through it and was last used some 10-11 years ago. James Blore (EDAG/2) titled this task as hedgerow maintenance!

Sugar beet

With sheer determination from the students, slowly but surely parts were moving again freely, chains lubricated and cables replaced, guards repaired.

This time last year the Agriculture students drilled the crop and applied chemical and fertiliser on until the summer.

The harvesting began 3 weeks ago for livestock feed for the farm and came to a successful end this last Tuesday!

Sugar beet harvest

This years current 2nd year are in the process of preparing the ground for the next sugar beet crop and are intending to also plant a few potatoes for another harvest later in the year!