NDA
Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming
NDA Agriculture at Bicton College
Full Car Licence
Tractor, Combine, Baler, Tracked Machine, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing
Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving
ATV and UTV experience. Used to hauling trailers during harvest and a seasons cover on the combine. Prattley Handling, rappa fencing. Tele handler experience. Many hours of off road 4x4 experience. Experienced in EID Shearwell software, using a psion handheld for data collection as well as being computer literate to allow extrapolation of data.
Currently responsible for a large 140 cow suckler herd with Longhorn, Stabiliser and Angus crosses and 800 ewe unit, made up of Polled Dorsets, Lleyns and a small number of Hebrideans. Responsible for 2 members of staff on a daily basis and seasonal staff as required. I have worked on improving fertility across Cows and Ewes since I came to the estate, dramatically reducing barrener numbers and improving calving - running 104% calving in the spring herd and currently 107% in the Autumn herd I actively plan and monitor grazing, sub dividing clover legs in order to maximise grazing and growth rates all animals taken to finishing. I use EID in alll sheep work and have been converting the herd over to electronic tags, to make handling more efficient and allow accurate records and notes to be kept and used in heifer replacement selection. All stock is currently sent direct to slaughter. I work closely with our vets and have re-configured our flock and herd health plans to lead to further improvements. Always looking at alternatives to the norm in order to increase productivity
Male
I run and train my own sheepdogs and have supplied dogs to others also.
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Married with two Children, William 6 and Charlotte 1. My wife like myself is an outdoors person training Gundogs and also a willing helping hand in the lambing sheds.
British
North Somerset
English
Yes
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Family is very important to me, when my wife and children aren't helping out around the sheep sheds I like to spend time out with the family and enjoy canoeing with William.
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My previous role was that of Head Shepherd running 3,000 Ewes and a small suckler herd. I have also worked outside of Agriculture and that experience has given me a more rounded approach to my work ethic and decision making.
Start: 01/08/2018 Finish: Not Specified
South West
Permanent
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