Herdsman 2021 Present Milking the 365 organic herd through a 24/48 dairy master parlour. Drying the cows, checking for and treating mastitis when needed. Ensuring the welfare of the cows, including feeding and milking the cows twice daily. Working with the animals, feeding and caring for sick or newborn livestock when required. Welding and doing any other maintenance work as required. Mucking out the young stock sheds. Any other duties that are required of me. Tractor Driver/Milker 2019 2021 Milking the 430 pedigree holstein high yielding herd through a 40 point GEA rotary parlour. TMR feeding of the herd and young stock. Mixing blends that go into the TMR feeder. Bale and corn carting. Simba X-press getting the seedbed ready to be drilled. Rolling the fields after they have been drilled. Slurry tanking. Muck carting. Any other duties that are required of me. National Trust Maintenance Team Volunteer 2019 2021 Making and completing cosmetic work on items to ensure the upkeep and aesthetic of the gardens. Repairing forestry items in the gardens, such as tree guards, benches and their irrigation system. Supervising of the car park team, making sure that other volunteers are happy in their roles. I ensure the car park runs smoothly and efficiently for visitors, directing individuals to spaces quickly and safely so that they are able to enjoy the site. Arriving promptly to my post to ensure the gardens are pristine and ready to receive visitors. Talking to and assisting visitors and the general public where necessary. Tractor Driver 2011 2019 Driving the telehandler to assist in mucking out and loading up to also perform muck spreading duties. Filling the baler to create straw bales and driving the telehandler to also assist in moving these bales. Plowing and power harrowing fields, ensuring that the grass is fertile and ready for the planting of new crops. Ensuring the welfare of the cows, including feeding and milking the cows twice daily. Drying the cows, checking for and treating mastitis when needed. Working with the animals, feeding and caring for sick or newborn livestock when required. Mowing the silage and hay fields biannually, tedding the grass in the process of turning it into hay. Completing workshop duties to ensure the machinery runs smoothly, including replacing cultivation parts and oil and filter checks. Completing additional duties to ensure the safe and efficient running of the farm as and when required Tractor Driver 2008 - 2011 Operating farm machinery, including tractors and telehandlers to assist in several duties on the farm. Duties include, but are not limited to: mucking out and muck spreading, plowing and power harrowing. Using and monitoring the sumo press to ensure the soil isnt compact and crops can grow to the best of their ability. Trailer work, including transporting bales and muck. Mowing silage fields biannually. Completing daily tractor checks and doing small servicing jobs as required, including changing oil, blowing out and replacing filters as and when required. Completing odd jobs as needed to ensure the smooth running of the farm. Agency Worker 2004 - 2008 Providing holiday cover for multiple farms who had milking services contracts. Travelling to several different farms on a regular basis, I was required to be flexible and adapt quickly to how the farms operate, performing a variety of different tasks. This included, but was not limited to: milking cows, drying cows, checking for and treating mastitis, feeding and bedding down of the calves. Assistant Herds Person 2002 - 2004 Milking cows twice daily, checking for any signs of mastitis. Bedding down of the cows using a bale chopper for assistance to make them comfortable. Completing feeding and mucking out duties of the livestock, checking for any signs of illness or that they werent fit and healthy. Caring for sick or newborn livestock as and when required. Farm Worker/Tractor Driver 2001 - 2002 Using the milling machine to organise the pig food for the farm and our neighbouring farm and helping to feed the pigs. Performing weighing duties of the pigs as well as assisting with their loading when they were sent out. Driving tractors to fulfil muck spreading duties. Transporting corn and bale carts back to the shed. Helping with the mucking out of livestock.