Male available for Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming work

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant qualifications

BTEC, City and Guilds, NVQ Level 1,2,3, BSc

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming

Other qualifications

PA1/2 11/11a
Chainsaw
Loader
360
Atv

Driving Licence

Full Car Licence, Tractor Licence, LGV/HGV Truck

Equipment experience

Tractor, Combine, Baler, Drilling, HGV 2 and 3, Tracked Machine, Telehandler/Fork Lift, 360 Ticket, Other harvesters, Fencing

Livestock experience

Dairy, Beef, Pig, Goat, Sheep, Lambing, Calving, Poultry

Other equipment experience

Experienced in using all farm machinery not the greatest ploughman in the world but can do that too at a push

Other livestock experience

Ive been a Shepherd all my life but spent three years as a contractor so gained experience in dairy and arable farming as well alongside shepherding I have spent a large amount of time working with beef cattle too

Personal information

Sex

Male

Other Information

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Age

45

Marital status

Yes

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Perthshire

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

-

Hobbies

Hiking and sheep dog trails

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

6 3 15 stone for and healthy

Relevant health problems

None

Farming background

2023- present Head shepherd on a large Perthshire mixed farming estate sole charge of three flocks around 3000 sheep in total

2019-2023

Contract shepherding farm management general tractor driving work variety of short term contract positions I also set up several regenerative grazing systems

2000-2019

Farm manger on Hoy Orkney managing 3000 acres with 2500 ewes and 180 beef cattle full day to day responsibility for running the farm

1995-2000

Head shepherd on a large Pembrokeshire estate full responsibility for 5000 head of sheep

1990-1995 development shepherd Hawkes bay Newzealand working on developing composite sheep plus day to day husbandry

Preferences

Availability

Start: 02/10/2024 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

-

Type of job

Any

Where would you like to work?

Open to all areas of the uk and Ireland