Irish students to compete in AgroChallenge in the Netherlands
Students Aoife Randles, Mark O’Sullivan, James Lynch and Aisling Burke are putting in their final preparations in the lead-up to the competition, reports Caoimhe Sheridan.
A team of students from Clonakilty Agricultural College and Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry are taking part in this year’s AgroChallenge.
The competition is in its eighth year and is hosted by EUROPEA Netherlands and will run from 24 to 27 June.
As part of the competition, the team will partake in 18 timed tasks, assessing their skills in the areas of animal husbandry, crop agronomy, forestry and machinery operation. They will compete against teams of students from 16 countries.
The team consists of:
Aoife Randles, Co Kerry, attending Clonakilty Agricultural College.
Mark O’ Sullivan, Co Cork, attending Clonakilty Agricultural College.
James Lynch, Co Clare, attending Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry.
Aisling Burke, Co Limerick, attending Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry.
Aoife Randles, Mark O’Sullivan, James Lynch and Aisling Burke will compete in this year’s AgroChallenge in the Netherlands.
The team is under the guidance of mentors assistant principal and teacher at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry John Flannery and college teacher at Clonakilty Agricultural College Miriam Dineen.
Head of education at Teagasc Dr Anne-Marie Butler said that competitions such as AgroChallenge “are an opportunity for students to take their learnings from agricultural colleges and showcase them on the biggest of stages, while also fostering peer-to-peer learning and team building, skills that will stand to them throughout their future careers”.
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Students Aoife Randles, Mark O’Sullivan, James Lynch and Aisling Burke are putting in their final preparations in the lead-up to the competition, reports Caoimhe Sheridan.
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A team of students from Clonakilty Agricultural College and Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry are taking part in this year’s AgroChallenge.
The competition is in its eighth year and is hosted by EUROPEA Netherlands and will run from 24 to 27 June.
As part of the competition, the team will partake in 18 timed tasks, assessing their skills in the areas of animal husbandry, crop agronomy, forestry and machinery operation. They will compete against teams of students from 16 countries.
The team consists of:
Aoife Randles, Co Kerry, attending Clonakilty Agricultural College.
Mark O’ Sullivan, Co Cork, attending Clonakilty Agricultural College.
James Lynch, Co Clare, attending Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry.
Aisling Burke, Co Limerick, attending Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry.
Aoife Randles, Mark O’Sullivan, James Lynch and Aisling Burke will compete in this year’s AgroChallenge in the Netherlands.
The team is under the guidance of mentors assistant principal and teacher at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry John Flannery and college teacher at Clonakilty Agricultural College Miriam Dineen.
Head of education at Teagasc Dr Anne-Marie Butler said that competitions such as AgroChallenge “are an opportunity for students to take their learnings from agricultural colleges and showcase them on the biggest of stages, while also fostering peer-to-peer learning and team building, skills that will stand to them throughout their future careers”.
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