Passionate about dairy farming, I am currently a 2iC on a 650-cow farm heading into my 3rd season and looking for a step up in my dairy career for this coming season. I started dairy farming in 2023-2024 as a farm assistant on a 430-cow farm and have taken up a big responsibility as a 2iC in my 2nd season (2024-2025) on a 650-cow farm. I have gained strong knowledge and skills to successfully operate a dairy farm from managing cow health, competently operate milking plant and repairs, solid understanding on cow feed and pasture management and excellent animal care. I am a driven individual with a positive can-do attitude dedicated to learning and growing in dairy farming and with this strong foundation and passion for the trade, I believe I can take my skills and knowledge to the next level where I can continue to learn and grow and add great value to an established farming business.
Some of the experiences I have gained are:
- Operating farm machinery safely such as tractors, quad bikes and 2 wheelers and maintainence.
- Experience in tractor work on farm: Feeding out silage, rolling paddocks, carting bales, mowing and other general tractor work.
- Good solid knowledge in operating milking plant, maintenance, repairs and milking efficiently. Experience in both Herringbone and rotary shed.
- Managing cow health by identifying and drafting sick cows and providing the required treatment and care when needed.
- Experience in managing a team and working alone.
- Feeding experience, ensuring cows receive their required kgDM each day and being able to follow the farms feeding plan correctly.
- Pasture knowledge: understanding pasture growth using APC to make feed decisions, minimizing pasture damage and maintaining quality grass through mowing and soil maintenance.
- Experience in managing effluent following council regulations and operating both pods and travelling systems.
Please find further my work and other experiences within the attached CV and do not hesitate to call me on 02109120379 if you need more information.