Growing up in Staffordshire in a predominantly livestock focused area, I have gained extensive experience working with stock and with grassland machinery operations. Having realised that my true passion lies with the arable sector, I completed 3 harvests on 2 different large estates, ranging from 4500 to 7000 acres, undertaking all typical harvest duties and autumn drilling tasks. I then used the experience gained during these harvests to secure my current position as a tractor driver on the arable side of a mixed farming enterprise almost 2 years ago. The farm consists of 1500 acres of combinable crops and approximately 2000 acres of forage crops, grown for feeding the 850 milking cows on the dairy unit.