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Category: 50/50 Sharemilker
Location: Waikato

Farmers Weekly
www.farmersweeklyjobs.co.nz

50:50 Sharemilking Position

On Offer:

  •  50:50 sharemilking contract starting 1st June 2024
  • Farm less than 20 minutes to Cambridge or Morrinsville, with good schooling options
  • 135ha platform, 60 paddocks, easy rolling contour and some medium hill
  •  Milking 370 cows, 34 ASHB dairy with auto cup removers and in-shed meal feeding
  • Last three seasons average 132,000kg MS with 6ha fodder beet & 230t meal
  • Renovated three-bedroom character home with sleep-out
We are seeking:
  •  A motivated individual or couple with a proven track record of dairy farm management or contract milking
Key attributes to succeed in this role will include:
  •  Open and transparent communication skills
  • Ability to build strong relationships with farm owners, contractors, suppliers and farm advisor
  •  Feed budgeting and regular pasture cover assessment is essential to maximise pasturebased production
  • Excellent animal husbandry and general farm maintenance skills

To Apply:
Please email your CV, statement of financial
position, and details of two referees by 8th
December to:
Dave Peacocke
dave@pastoral.co.nz
027 473 2382

Date Posted: 2023-11-15

 

 
 
 
 
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