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Ashmount Farm is a large new dairy farm conversion located at Chertsey. Due to a previous team member needing to head home to be with ill family we are seeking a motivated and knowledgeable herd manager to be part of the fantastic team running this operation. The farm is in a great location, only a 10 minute drive to Rakaia or 15 minute drive to Ashburton! About the farm The farm is 620 ha in total and milks 1800 cows through a brand new 80 bail Read shed. We have ACRs, Protrack and in-shed feeding with Cowmanager tags for heat detection. The farm is irrigated by pivots and some fixed grid, with a small amount of dryland corners. We operate a system that strives to maximise pasture harvested while feeding cows to their potential. The opportunity The successful candidate will be a part of a large team lead by equity manager Peter O’Connor and be responsible for one of the four herds on farm. You will be expected to manage grazing and allocation for a herd (with assistance...