Intensive training in 1 year and 2 months at Corona Utsunomiya University Faculty of Agriculture September 17, 16:35

The Faculty of Agriculture of Utsunomiya University, which had postponed the training due to the influence of the new coronavirus, decided to concentrate on the contents for one year between this month and next month after taking infection control measures. ..

At Utsunomiya University, in order to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, in principle, the first semester classes were held online, and the practice of the Faculty of Agriculture, which is usually held over a year, was postponed.



However, in response to voices from students worried about delays in practical training, we decided to focus on infection control measures during the two months of this month during the summer vacation and next month when the second half begins. became.



On the 17th, about 60 students gathered at the university's farm in Moka City from 8 am and took care of dairy cows in the animal major class.



After milking, the students milked one-month-old calves and released about 20 cows to the ranch.

The botanical students were enthusiastic about the practice after a long time, such as threshing the harvested rice and fertilizing the vegetables in the field.



A second-year female student who participated said, "I was impatient only with online classes, but I'm really glad that I could finally learn specialized knowledge."

The university plans to carry out future training by limiting the number of people per lesson and making the contents of the overnight stay a day trip, and Professor Yoshikazu Nagao of the Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University said, "The joy of being able to practice. I think the students feel more than usual. I want to make the training memorable when I return to online classes. "