Dairy Farm Assistant
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Farm AssistantJob Description
Dairy Farm assistant Kilkenny
The farm
- Grass based, spring calving herd of 160 cows
- 47ha grazing platform, 7ha red clover silage
- Dry cow silage bought in from outside block
- All young stock contract reared
- Modern facilities: 24 unit milking parlour with ACRs, 168 outdoor cubicles, big open shed for calving cows with calving camera, office and kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
- Collars for heat detection and health monitoring
- Good paddock layout, roadways and water
- All machinery work contracted out apart from feeding
The role
- Farm Assistant responsibilities;
· Milking and grass management with the herd of cows
· General upkeep and maintenance work throughout the year, fencing, facility maintenance
· Only machinery work involves feeding silage
· Calf rearing all taken care of by farm owner
· Very good facilities for calving cows
· All young stock contract reared
· Almost all machinery work carried out by contractors. Feeding and yard/property maintenance to be carried out by farm manager using machinery on farm. Silage, Slurry, fertiliser, reseeding and other works all carried out by contractor.
· 39hrs per week, rostered days off
· Attractive salary for the right candidate
· Accommodation provided
Email: [email protected] for further enquiries