CV - 35053
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| CV Headline | Enthusiastic herdsman aged 23. Looking for a long term position. Good stockman, with very good commutation skills, able to work on own initiative and in a team. Regular milking 10/10 swing-over Herringbone (milked on 48/96, 8/16 herringbone, 21 point Rotary Dairy master parlour, ACRs, ADF), Foot trimming and AI qualified, had experience in record keeping. Tractor & Telehandler driving, operating feeder wagon, yard work & maintenance, calf rearing, assisted calving, heat detection, making silage, grassland management and more. |
| Qualifications and Experience | |
| Relevant qualifications | NVQ Level 1, City and Guilds |
| Other qualifications | - Animal Management extended diploma (City & Guilds) Level 3 - Foundation degree Agriculture at Duchy College Stoke Climsland. |
| Equipment experience | Tractor, PA1, Telehandler/fork lift, Fencing |
| Other equipment experience | Tractor Driving: John Deere, Case IH tractors and a JCB Telehandler (rolling, power harrow, muck spreading, chain arrow, grain carting, loading silage bales Feeding dairy cows with a feeder wagon.) - Telescopic Handler trained - UTV & quad bike qualified driver, - Grass strimming too. |
| Livestock experience | Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Lambing, Calving, Poultry |
| Other livestock experience | Weighing cattle and lambs. When dealing with young stock I have had the duties of calf rearing, bedding up calves, feeding calves through a bucket/bottle or solid pellets, also health checking calves for any signs of scour or coccidiosis. Also, I had to gradually wean the calves of milk to grass and concentrates and eventually de-horning them. When cows were brought inside to calf I had to feed silage bales and bed up cattle, once they had their calf I made sure the calf got plenty of colostrum e.g. stomach tubing. I have also had a bit of experience with sheep weighing lambs, lambing, shearing, feeding, castrating, etc. |
| Type of farming wanted | Mainly Livestock |
| Driving License | Full Car Licence, tractor |
| Personal information | |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 23 |
| Nationality | English |
| First language | English |
| Other languages | None |
| Pen picture | Height: 6 feet 3 inches, Weight: 79 kg Brown hair, brown eyes |
| Relevant health problems | No |
| Other Information | One of the dairy farms had a herringbone parlour which I helped with milking and washing down the parlour. I have also milked on a 21 point Dairymaster rotary parlour, with ACR. I helped check and treat cows with mastitis. After milking I had the job of using a yard scraper to clean the yard. Also I had to clean the cubicles and rebed with lime to keep udders clean to prevent mastitis and sawdust. I have done a 2 day cattle foot trimming course, through the 5 step Dutch method and recognising signs of lameness and treating the problem. During my daily duties on the farm I have put up electric fences into daily paddocks and also banging in posts. Learnt about how silage and haylage is made (mowing, raking, baling and wrapping). Good at recognising cow signals, signs of oestrus, calving and illness. |
| Marital status | No partner |
| Where are you currently living? | South east |
| Do you have the right to work in the UK? | Yes |
| Farming background | I don't live on a farm, but I have had work experience on dairy and beef farms. Favourite dairy system is grass based New Zealand, but I have gained experience working with zero grazing housed system. High attention to detail looking for signs to improve cow health and comfort, cow signals, improving infrastructure, shed and cubicle design, etc. |
| Hobbies | Golf, church youth work, read about farming, rock climbing, cycling, swimming, going to the gym. |
| Preferences | |
| Availability | Start: 01/02/2020, Finish: Not Specified |
| Type of job | Permanent |
| Preferred region | Anywhere |
| Where would you like to work? | Kent |