Praneeth Mallawa Arachchige

  • Experienced Farm Manager Looking for next Challenge
  • Tīrau, New Zealand
  • 31/10/2024
Permanent - Full Time Contract Milker Farm Manager

Experience Summary

10 years of New Zealand Dairy Framing Experience(system 4, system 3, system 2) and 3 years of dairy farming experience in Srilanka(intensive system)

Work Experience

Farm Manager
Jun 2022 - Present Tawa Ridge Farms Ltd

·         Sole In charge as owners living in out of farm

·         Feed budgeting to meet seasonal feed demand achieving least cost

·         Grass Management to achieve maximum grass utilization to reduce cost of production

·         Animal health and welfare management

·         Implement Breeding plan to achieve maximum genetic gain

·         Calf rearing to achieve healthy and replacement herd with minimum replacement loss

·         Effluent management to meet provincial council requirements and achieve maximum grass growth  

·         Soil nutrition management to achieve sustainable soil nutrients levels

·         Staff management and training to gain sustainable work and life balance

·         Milk quality and plant maintenance to achieve Fonterra standards

·         Farm machinery handling and maintenance to achieve maximum durability

·         Infrastructure development and maintenance to lower the farm cost

·         Record keeping to keep all farm records up to date

·         Health and safety to ensure on accident on farm  

Education

Bsc Agriculture
Jul 2006 - Jul 2010 University of Ruhuna
New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture Level 4
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018 Primary ITO

First name

Praneeth

Last name

Mallawa Arachchige

Email Address

Available to start work

01/06/2025

Qualification

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

ITO level 4

Milk Quality Stage 02

Tractor skill stage 02

Do you hold a current valid Driver Licence?

Yes, NZ licence

Are you eligible to work in NZ?

Yes, I am a NZ Permanent Resident