Experienced stockman/sheperd ,commercial and pedigree ,showing and sale preparation, with management experience,foot trimming and Diy AI training.Experience on estate fattening progeny on TMR ,Fully experienced on all husbandry,vet med and record keeping,managing embryo transfer.
Not listed
Mainly Livestock
DIY AI,FOOT TRIMMING,TELEPORTER,LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT.Chainsaw certificate,Rat poisoning certificate,Mole trapping certificate.Dsc1.Pa1 and Pa6.
Full Car Licence, Tractor Licence
Tractor, Baler, PA1, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing
Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving
Diet feeders.bedding machine,telehandler work,round baling/wrapping.mowing.tedding.fertilizer spreading.corn carting.cultivation.basic maintenance pre use of machines.Quad bike,fencing equipment.
Managing commercial and pedigree herds,calving,dehorning,diy Ai ,foot trimming all record keeping ,implementing cattle health scheme ,organise embryo transfer and synchronised breeding programe,flock management for breeding and finishing,use of tru test Eid'and Herdwatch/flockwatch, ,lambing ,clipping ,dipping,grassland including organic,and forage crop management.Show and sale preparation.Managing Red deer herd.
Male
non smoker
57
married,two children.
United Kingdom
Yorkshire
English
Yes
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family,sport.
6ft-13st
none
Grew up on large mixed farm in East Yorkshire with grandparents,grandfather was sheperd to 1200 breeding ewes ,became assistant stockman on leaving school in 1982,in 1986 became stockman to 250 sucklers producing store cattle also assisting with arable at busy times,in 2001 I moved to become livestock manager at an estate with full responsibility for 110 sucklers producing finished cattle, 80 pure limousin,s to produce show and sale teams under high health herd status and using embryo transfer,full responsibility for grassland and forage crop management and all associated record keeping,also to manage 500 breeding ewes to produce finished lambs of grass, drystone walling maintenance.when the estae was sold I moved to manage 150 South devon cattle with again full responsibility for herd management. In June 2016 I took responsibility for 500 head red deer herd producing finished stock to waitrose.At present I am stockman managing 110 spring calving ,70 autumn calving cows producing finished cattle and 600 breeding ewes producing finished lambs of Forage,the farm is organic with a mix of high yielding grasses,clover and lucerne,we support a programme of tree planting and hedgerow regeneration.
Start: 01/04/2024 Finish: Not Specified
North East
Permanent
North.