| CV reference number: 34985 | |
| CV Headline | Recently graduated from SRUC with a BSc in agriculture after spending three and a half years in the U.S.A expanding my knowledge on farming practices. Now looking to get a full-time/permanent job.
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| Qualifications and Experience | |
| Relevant qualifications | Not listed |
| Other qualifications | Bsc Agriculture |
| Equipment experience | Tractor, Combine, Baler, PA1, PA2, Telehandler/fork lift, Other harvesters, Fencing, Ploughing, Drilling |
| Other equipment experience | Spraying (36m Knight), various cultivation's on min tillage and inversion types. Sowing wheat and soyabeans. Limited milking expierience. Discing, rolling, harrowing etc. Grain carting. Carried out drainage work. Involved in carrot harvesting. PA11 - Seed dressing certificate. Lots of experience with quad bikes. Carried out maintenance and servicing on tractors, trucks and equipment. Carried out full servicing on combines changing sieves, wheels, axles, cutter-bar, reel, feeder-house etc. Welding. Good worship skills. |
| Livestock experience | Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving |
| Other livestock experience | Carried out two calving seasons in the U.S.A and two lambing seasons. Lambing period i was left in charge of the organisation of the lambing and flock. |
| Type of farming wanted | Mainly Arable |
| Driving License | Full Car Licence, tractor |
| Personal information | |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 27 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| First language | English |
| Other languages | |
| Pen picture | Height - 6.6ft. Weight - 100kg |
| Relevant health problems | None |
| Other Information | |
| Marital status | Girlfriend of three and a half years. |
| Where are you currently living? | Highlands |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? | Yes |
| Farming background | While working as a police officer, opportunity came up to work in America on 6,000 acre arable and 700 head beef cattle farm with a custom harvest crew. I grabbed the opportunity and have never looked back, worked there for 3 and a half years doing all sowing(Wheat, soya beans, oats), calving, and working with custom harvesting crew (harvesting wheat, barley, soya beans, OSR, sunflowers and peas) with the most up to date technology. While being cattle man in the winter period. Gained lots of GPS experience and understand the importance of variable rates and precision farming. Had two 3 month breaks, one spent working on 6,000 almond farm in Australia operating, pick-up harvester, sweeper and shaker. The other three months was spent working on an arable and beef farm in Scotland. Return from America in July 2014. |
| Hobbies | Rugby, Cycling, Fitness, Gym. |
| Preferences | |
| Availability | Start: 28/01/2018, Finish: Not Specified |
| Type of job | Permanent |
| Preferred region | Scotland |
| Where would you like to work? | Highlands |