{"id":3142,"date":"2019-06-13T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T12:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2021-06-10T17:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T17:24:53","slug":"visit-to-west-galdenoch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/kirkcolmprimary\/2019\/06\/13\/visit-to-west-galdenoch\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to West Galdenoch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pupils in P1-4 were off on another adventure last week, this time to West Galdenoch to visit dairy farmer Mr Gary Mitchell, who was assisted by Isabel Milroy from RHET. Pupils learned all about how a dairy farm works, from calf to parlour. Gary explained each stage in depth and showed the pupils the different diets of the cattle and calves. His farm tries to consider sustainable farming methods with respect to feed and production. Pupils were able to take a trip into the parlour itself and watch the huge rotary parlour in action. At the end pupils even got to watch the cows being fed some fresh grass before it was back to West Galdenoch Classroom for a quick quiz. What a lovely afternoon we all had ! Below are some photos.<\/p>\n