HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-22, Page 25THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2000. PAGE 25.
Co-op program teaches youth about agriculture
By Matt
McCall
What
would you
think of if you
heard the slo
gans, “noth
ing runs like a
Deere”, or
“Beef! It’s
what’s for
dinner.”
Well you would probably think of
John Deere tractors and a- good
steak. But not myself, Matt McCall a
17-year-old, Grade 12 co-op student
attending F. E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham. I would think of
my co-op placement near Gorrie,
Bennett Farms, one of the largest
cattle feedlots in Ontario.
Why? Well everywhere you look
there are green John Deere tractors
driven by employees of Bennett
Farms. These tough tractors almost
go non-stop all year ’round doing
farm duties such as spreading
manure, bedding pens, cleaning
pens, ploughing, haying, strawing
and pretty much any other farm
chore you can think of. I also think
of Bennett Farms when I hear the
slogan on beef because Bennett
Farms consist of nine bams filled
with 6,000 head of cattle. This is
where my work comes in since the
cattle always have to be taken care
of.
I start my day getting instructions
from my supervisor Les Cairns, the
foreman, who gives me different
tasks every day that usually consist
of sorting finished cattle ready for
market. Once that is done there are
younger cattle trucked in to replace
these finished cattle going out. These
yearlings have to be weighed, then
processed. Processing refers to vac
cinating them for diseases, worming
them and implanting them. This is
done by putting a pill in their ear that
helps them to grow.
I also bed pens with straw or saw
dust, clean them out and spread the
manure. I have learned to run a big
tractor with a manure spreader on it.
The manure is spread on com land
that com has been taken off of. I also
help with shop work greasing trucks,
painting and making gates, helping
fix tractors and anything else they
can think of for me to do.
I have also observed the boss’s
job, harvesting com. This was really
fascinating to me.,
I chose co-op because I think it
gives you a taste of what the work
world is going to be like and it gives
you a chance to explore any occupa
tion you enjoy.
I hope I have a better understand
ing of cattle and general farm work
when I am through with my place
ment. I have learned a lot and am
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learning something new every day. I
would like to follow in this line of
work in the future and I would rec
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Youth works in auto service
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| By Dean
Wilson
“Quality
Job One”..
This is the
motto at
Montgomery
Ford in
Kincardine.
My name is
Dean Wilson
and my co-op
starts at 8
a.m. My placement is in the service
department. Gord Kemp is the serv
ice manager and my supervisor.
I work with the mechanics doing
oil changes, brake services, trans
mission services, shop maintenance,
delivering parts and all other vehicle
repairs. I hope this will help me get
the experience needed to get an
apprenticeship in the future.
I’m learning better ways to fix
vehicles and getting a better under
standing of the way things work.
Co-op is a great course to take
because it helps you get out and
started in the world. It also makes
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