NEARLY 100 students and teachers from five Northern Tasmanian schools have been recognised for completing their Cows Create Careers farm module.
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Yesterday's presentation day at the Door of Hope function centre acknowledged the participation of Cressy District High School, Deloraine High School, Launceston Church Grammar, Scotch Oakburn College and Winnaleah District High School in the program.
Cows Create Careers is a Dairy Australia program that aims to increase awareness in dairy industry careers in a "hands-on" way.
Secondary students are educated by rearing two three-week-old calves at school and the school is provided with dairy industry curriculum for years seven and eight and nine to 11.
There is no cost to the schools.
Dairy Australia industry capability program manager Tracy Lloyd said the program started in 2004 with dairy farmers in Victoria's Strzelecki Lions Club and nine Gippsland schools.
"With support from Dairy Australia, regional development programs, dairy farmers and sponsors, the program has now grown to over 180 schools across Australia with 8357 students completing the program in 2013," she said.
"By bringing calves into schools, students have fun learning about the different skills required in the dairy industry."
Scotch Oakburn teams Betta Than Udders, Moo Cow Mania and The Cream Team took out the top three team places in the junior school category, with Cressy District High School claiming the junior school prize.
Launceston Church Grammar senior school teams The Moonshiners and The Moovers won first and third prizes, with Deloraine's Cows Create Milk in second.
Grammar also won the senior school prize.
