2 jobs found in Geraldine, Canterbury Region

PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY RESIDING IN NEW ZEALAND This position is available to start early December. We are looking for an Assistant Manager (2IC) to join our team on our 690-cow dairy farm. We have a 42-bail ASHB cowshed with cup removers, halter collars, automatic teat spray, grain feeding, pivot irrigation, lateral sprinklers, and a RotoRainer. We have a great team to work alongside and currently run a 6-on/2-off roster, except August which is 6-on/1-off. The right applicant will have solid knowledge of New Zealand dairy farming systems and a high level of understanding in pasture management, calving, animal health, mating selection, and irrigation. You must be a strong team player and comfortable operating and managing the cowshed, monitoring SCC, identifying and treating sick/mastitis cows, carrying out treatment regimes, assisting with pasture management, and milking unassisted. There is opportunity to progress on farm. A minimum of 3 years’ New...

A large scale, well laid out property located close to Temuka & Geraldine.  Well developed, high performing farm.  Farm consultant involved in setting farm program and targets, monitoring and benchmarking. Target 2027 season:  506kgMS/cow = 572,200 kgMS.  Minimum expected 2027 season:  480kgMS/cow = 528,000 kgMS. Will be same system and expectations for 2027/2028 season. Halter unlimited (top package) with collars on all milking age animals Dairy shed, 60 bale rotary with cup removers (one person milking), Waikato plant, Protrack drafting, automatic teat spray.  In shed feeding. Grain crusher   Palm kernel/concentrate Molasses running from a Mineraliser (suspended mag, lime, trace minerals etc). Irrigation, 8 centre pivot irrigators. 6 runs of k line, approx. 30 long line sprinklers. Wintering, off farm at graziers but CM to feed cows (with Halter). Kale and/or oats with baleage and straw for 2027 winter. Calf rearing, Ad-lib feeding in modern tunnel house system....