Agriculture and Horticulture Experience Day
Tuesday 12 July 2016 | 10am – 3.30pm | Massey University
Time Activity Location
10am – 10.15am Registration & Morning Tea (Meeting at AgHort B Foyer)
AgHort Foyer 10.15am – 10.25am Welcome from Head of the Institute of Agriculture and Environment Prof. Peter Kemp
OPTION 1
(multiple locations) OPTION 2
(Science Tower A Chem Lab) 10.25am Walk to Equine Research Centre 10.25am Walk to Science Tower 10.35am – 11am Equine Research Centre
10.35am – 12.30pm
Plant Pigment Extraction Science lab activity showcasing the extraction of the anthocyanins that give blueberries their intense colour
11am Bus to No 4 Dairy Farm
11.10am – 12.25pm
Pasture Monitoring
Assessing pasture growth for dairy herd management
12.25pm Bus to Plant Growth Unit 12.30pm Bus to Plant Growth Unit 12.35pm – 1.30pm BBQ lunch
with current students from the Massey Horticulture Club and Massey Young Farmers Club Plant Growth Unit
1.30pm – 2.30pm Strawberry business activity
An insight to a production system and how it aligns to market opportunity 2.30pm – 2.45pm Bus to AgHort 2
2.45pm-3.30pm
Presentations and graduate story about Agriculture Careers
Question and Answer Session with directors of Massey’s agriculture horticulture programmes:
James Millner – Bachelor of AgriScience Nick Roskruge – Bachelor of AgriCommerce
Peter Kemp – Bachelor of Science (Plant Science, Agricultural Science)
AgHort 2 AgHort Lecture Block
