New Zealand Work Experience

Second In-Charge, Southland Oct 2021- June 2024

Large scale deer farm producing velvet and venison. Self-replacing breeding and velvet herds. Accompanied by a 300 ewe sheep flock.

•Forming and implementing grazing plans for all stock classes throughout the year.

•Implementing animal health plan.

•Assist farm owner in managing key events throughout the year such as mating, velveting, weaning, DNA testing progeny and tagging, lambing and completing our annual deer embryo transfer program.

•Implementing cropping and regrassing program, including crops like swedes, kale, fodder beet, oats and red clover.

•Tractor work including ploughing, discing, levelling, precision and direct drilling using GPS, spraying, mowing, raking and bailing silage.

•Implementing winter feed program.

•Competent at fencing to a high standard plus experience in machinery maintenance, welding and metal work.

Deer Farm Assistant SouthlandSept 2020- Sept 2021

Carried out all tasks associated with a top performing venison stud operation.

•Recording phenotype data of all progeny for use in genetic evaluation of the herd.

•Weighing, drenching, vaccinating, copper bulleting and blood testing (across all stock classes)

•Implementing grazing rotations, including spring fattening grazing and winter crop grazing.

•Sowing winter crops

Research Associate, DunedinApril 2019- Sept 2020

Key Project:

•Low nitrogen dairy genetics: Program funded by the government and industry to identify traits in cows that impact nitrogen loading on pasture

Responsibilities:

oFarm systems modelling using Farmax software

oNutrient budgeting using Overseer nitrogen modelling software

oGene flow modelling of novel traits in the NZ dairy population

oStrategic analysis using Farmax and Excel, including linear programming

Farm consulting

oRunning discussion groups, individual farm visits, report writing and presentations