Skilled stockman with a passion for sustainable pasture fed livestock looking for long term position at a beef/sheep enterprise.
BTEC, City and Guilds, BSc
Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming
BASIS certificate in crop protection. Car Trailer test. Rodenticide. AI cattle. Telehandler.
Full Car Licence
Tractor, Combine, Ploughing, Drilling, PA1, PA2, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Other harvesters, Fencing
Dairy, Beef, Pig, Goat, Sheep, Lambing, Calving, Poultry
Majority of tractor types up to 300hp, sands sprayers, househam sprayers, dale drill, horsch drills, new Holland combines, claas combines
2 years as an assistant herds person on a dairy. grew up on family farm with beef. kept goats and chickens at home. Had 1500 pigs in on bed and breakfast. Currently Stockman for 320 pedigree Luing cattle and flock of 1800 lleyn x sheep
Female
Have working sheepdogs and working Labradors
37
Husband works as a self employed machinery operator on the east coast
British
Argyll and bute
English
Yes
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walk dogs, see friends/socialise, train dogs, ride my horses
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No health issues
I originally moved into dairy industry but after 2 years as an assistant herds person The dairy I was employed on was closed down and my herd dispersed. spent 3.5 years on a large intensive vegetable growing estate in Suffolk covering most aspects of general farm work from leading to combining, drilling, spraying and field walking. employed as a farm foreman paternity cover responsible for application of crop protection products. keeping all farm records up to date. analysis of costings to reduce overheads. Agent agronomist. self employed operator of sprayers, combines and pea viners. Stockperson for 320 pedigree luings and 1800 lleyn x ewes. Calving, lambing, daily health and stock checks, working dogs, responsible for all record keeping and breed planning
Start: 01/12/2024 Finish: Not Specified
Scotland
Permanent
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