NFU Cymru spent the morning with pupils at Ysgol Penmaes in Brecon who took part in a farming day as part of their harvest theme.

During the morning, pupils throughout the school participated in numerous farming-related activities to help them learn all about farming.

Joined by NFU Cymru deputy president John Davies and NFU Cymru Brecon and Radnor county chairman Colin Millichap, the pupils worked their way around a number of interactive stations and got involved in the farm-related activities.

The children had a go at milking with a visit from Annabelle, the homemade cow; they made milkshake using Welsh milk; took part in a wool-throwing competition; cracked eggs and guessed whether there was one yolk or two; and played a guessing game to see if they could correctly identify different types of grain.

They also played animal pairs; coloured in pictures of different farm animals and completed a farming word search.

The main attraction of the day was having a look at Mr Davies’ tractor, which was parked in the school playground.

Julie Kay, head teacher of Ysgol Penmaes, said: “It’s been such a wonderful morning and the children, and staff, have thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We believe in a ‘TEAM’ ethos at Ysgol Penmaes, which means Together Everyone Achieves More, and this permeates all aspects of our work. The farming day has been an excellent example of working together with our community to increase the range of experiences for the pupils.”

Mr Davies said: “The children have had such a good time learning all about farming and it’s been wonderful to see their reactions to different aspects of the activities.

“At NFU Cymru we believe that educating the future generations about food and farming is vitally important and the school have embraced our educational ‘Why Farming Matters’ packs which are a brilliant teaching resource.

“I’d like to thank Ysgol Penmaes for inviting us in to the school to be part of their harvest topic.”