Currently a herdsman on an estate. Milking 300 friesians Looking to further my career and knowledge in the dairy industry.
NVQ Level 1,2
Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming
NVQ lvl 1 +2 in electrical installation.
Foot trimming qualified
ATV safety corse
Basic welding corse (Dutchy)
AI trained
Provisional
Tractor, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Other harvesters, Fencing
Dairy, Calving
Tractor:- various roles including feeder wagon, scraping, rolling, straw chopper and general day to day use.
Telehandler:- loading feeder wagon, distributing sand via sand dispenser and raking sand. Also hold my ticket
Fencing:- never done stock fencing but have been involved in the whole process of fencing many different fields Hard wire electric.
Herdsman at Goodwood milking 140 dairy shorthorns Ayr calving in charge of uniform and overseeing other staff in our day to day running.
Herdsman of an esteemed estate milking 300 holsteins through a 24/48 dairy master rapid exit summer calving.
previously 2ic of a spring block calving dairy farm. We have a herd of 300, my roles vary through season but I have been involved in a lot of aspects in the farms yearly running
I also have done a year of AYR on a high input farm.
Male
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33
I have a wife and two kids with my third visiting on half terms
British
West Sussex
English
Yes
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A lot of family time, Hunting (shooting)
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I worked on a high input farm for a year between 2018 and 2019 my roles were pretty much telehandler based with getting the cows to parlour for the Milker ect. Then from 2019 till present I work on a spring block calving unit on rotational grazing New Zealand style farm in wich my roles expanded massively.
Start: 22/08/2025 Finish: Not Specified
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Permanent
Ideally West Sussex but will relocate for right job