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CV Ref No. CV Reference No. - 98141

I am currently a contract shepherdess/herdswoman. I have experience in sheep, suckler, dairy and pigs. Im extremely passionate about what I do and absolutely love doing it. Ive lived/worked alone and also worked within teams. We have our own sheep and cattle at the family farm also.

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Qualifications and Experience
Relevant qualifications

NVQ Level 1, NVQ Level 1,2

Type of farming wanted

Mainly Livestock, Mixed Farming, Other

Other qualifications

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Driving Licence

Full Car Licence

Equipment experience

Tractor, Baler, Telehandler/Fork Lift, Fencing

Livestock experience

Dairy, Beef, Pig, Sheep, Lambing, Calving

Other equipment experience

I have driven tractors (John Deere and Claas) including, hauling, rolling, topping, baling and discing.

I have experience with telehandlers (JCB, Scorpion and Schaffer) I have my telehandler ticket.

Other livestock experience

I have worked within many farms with contracting, sheep, suckler, pigs. This included everything from dosing, bollusing, calving, marking, lambing and everything in between. I worked for an estate that I ran 180 head of cattle, where I ran them on a paddock grazing system, and calved them alone.

Another estate I would do the everyday husbandry for a 2,500 acre estate. Including 1,500 sheep, 200 cattle and 800 nursery pigs. From gathering, dosing, bolusing, bedding, feeding, lambing and calving and everything in between.

Personal information
Sex

Female

Other Information

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Age

27

Marital status

No Im by myself and my 4 dogs.

Nationality

United Kingdom

Where are you currently living?

Dumfries and Galloway

First language

English

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Yes

Other languages

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Hobbies

I contact shepherd, train my dogs (gun dog and sheep dog), hiking, off roading, beating.

Pen picture (Height, weight etc.)

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Relevant health problems

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Farming background

2023-2024 - contract shepherd and herdswoman

2022-2023- ran a 180 head of cattle herd. (Alongside my day to day jobs I would contact shepherd)

2021-2022 Shepherdess running 1,500 blackface, Cheviot and mules. 200 suckler cattle. 800 nursery pigs.

2019-2021 Youngstock manager on a diary.

2018-2019 Calf rearer

Preferences
Availability

Start: 01/12/2025 Finish: Not Specified

Preferred region

Scotland

Type of job

Permanent

Where would you like to work?

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