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We are seeking someone to fill a Herd Manager position on our 1200-cow farm 20 minutes inland from Ashburton. We currently milk 1200 cows through a modern 80 bale rotary off 345 ha, the farm has excellent irrigation, infrastructure, and machinery. We are running five fulltime staff and are a family fun and lovely team environment. We are looking some who has two years’ experience, with a good attitude and wants to keep learning. You must be mature enough to be punctual and keen to make a career in the dairy industry. Preferably you will have a driver’s license as you will be needed to drive on public roads. We also require you to have a good knowledge of riding a two-wheeler motorbike and tractor. We require you to have an excellent understanding of animal health in, picking up mastitis, lame cows and having a good understanding in how treat. Our roster, Starting from June 1 onwards, 5 days on 2 days off roster, July 15 onwards will have a 6 days on and 1 day off, September 20...

Looking for an exciting individual to manage one of the farms herds.  Farm has in-shed feeding, new ACRS, auto drafting, pivots etc. If this is of interest please keep reading! Animal Health Mgmt: lames. mastitis, RFM. Monthly BCScoring and reporting. Shed hygiene and milk quality  to reach grade free target and cooperative difference standards. Pasture Mgmt: daily pasture allocation, supplement and inshed feeding system. Assist in training farm assistants. Tractor driving and general farm work. Minimum of 2 years NZ dairy experience. Full drivers license. Able to pass a drugs test and have their own transport.