Im a pretty easy going bloke, what you see is what you get. I started out in dairying on a small family unit just outside Bathealton at the grand old age of 12 and through my 6 years with the family went from feeding a few calves to milking the herd on the weekend and lending a hand with anything and everything that happens in the day to day life of dairying. In 2009 i took my self off to Duchy College in Cornwall to get my bit of paper that we're all supposed to have and after leaving in 2011 went straight into work. I moved around abit over the following years as i wanted to see as much variety as possible in order to gain as much practical experience as i could until in 2017 i just had to scratch that 'New Zealand itch' and so went down under on a 2 year WHV, on my return in 2019 i joined a relief team for its variety and flexibility. My partner has recently moved in and so now im seeking a position more local to our home in Wiveliscombe that will still provide decent hours and an opportunity to show my skills and abilities doing the job i love in the industry i love.

January 2019 - Present

Day to day management of the herd with a central focus on the milking routine

Preventative and curative foot trimming as required

Artificial Insemination of cycling animals as required

Attendance of regular fertility clinics

Monitoring and management of transition cows from 2 weeks prior to calving

Occasional feeding and care of calves from birth to weaning age

Night checks and calving assistance as required

Scraping up of yards and cubicle houses

Bedding up of yards and cubicle houses

Occasional mixer wagon feeding of youngstock and dairy cattle

Occasional telescopic handler feeding of youngstock and dairy cattle

Occasional management of grazing for youngstock and dairy cattle

Occasional fencing and farm maintenance jobs (repairs of parlour,cubicle houses etc)

January 2017 - January 2019

Management of the 200 fresh heifers/R2's/R3's

Co management of the 400 remaining dairy cattle

Milking of the entire herd to include both groups of dairy cattle

Paddock management and maintenance to include break fencing of allotted feed amounts each day and any required repairs

Weekly grass walks to assess forage growth and availability

Overall improvement of infrastructure to improve business profitability (ground works for new buildings, trenching for water lines/power lines, upgrading of fencing)

September 2014 - September 2016

Assist with the day to day management of the 700 milking cows

To milk the main herd at theDairy (Mon-Fri) and provide relief cover for the herd manager at anotherDairy fortnightly

Management and care of dry cows

Management and care of transition cows

Occasional feeding of calves and youngstock

Scraping up/bedding up of yards and cubicles

repairs and maintenance of farm/farm buildings(replace roof panels, repair cubicles, concreting)