Field Day on the Farm

Modern farming relies as much on precision machinery as the sweat of a farmer’s brow. A large assortment of the latest technology was on display, including these forage harvesters manufactured by New Holland. 1 height:265px;width:375px Dave Nicholl (left) of St. John’s introduces daughter Hayley, 3, and niece Keira O’Keefe (right) to a llama supplied by Lester Farms. 2 height:248px;width:375px Boy meets chicken. Landon O’Keefe, 6, of St. John’s checks out one of the many breeds of chicken on display. 3 height:265px;width:375px Spencer Murphy of the Goulds 4H Club gives directions on how to adopt a cow. Money raised from the promotion goes to support 4H activities, teaching young people about the farming industry. 4 height:500px;width:294px Children and adults were fascinated to watch chicks hatching in an incubator. 5 height:220px;width:375px

Olivia Granter, 4, visiting from Fort McMurray, learns the finer points of milking a cow. The bovine isn't real. 6 height:500px;width:341px Under the guidance of Tony Deveau (not shown) of Environment Canada, a group of children launch a weather balloon from the weather station located at the farm. Launched twice a day, an instrument package attached to the balloons sends back information vital for compiling weather forecasts. 7 height:500px;width:281px