I have gained in my education
•Legal requirements, maintenance, hazards and operation of tractors, motorcyclesand ATVs
•Knowledge of health and safety issues in respect to working in the rural sector andfactors relating to injuries on farms
•Correct use of equipment, vehicles and machinery
•Safe animal handling practices
•Identifying fencing hazards, correct use of knots, basic fencing installation and use oftemporary electric fences
•Safe use of chainsaws
•Handling and treatment of livestock, animal welfare, cattle and sheep handling
•Milking in a dairy shed
•Lambing
•Weed control winter grazing , mowing and rolling the paddocks.
• lame cows, pasturewalk, break fences, plant wash.
• feed out with silage wagon, urea spreading, carving,effluent spreader
• bag down cows, Feed and water livestock; and monitor food andwater supplies.
• Move livestock from one location to another, manually and using carts
• Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures Milk cows in herringbone milking shed and rotary milking shed,
Since June 2023, employed at B & S Connolly with a focus on securing an entry-level full-time role in dairy farming.
Legal requirements, maintenance, hazards and operation of tractors, motorcyclesand ATVs
Knowledge of health and safety issues in respect to working in the rural sector andfactors relating to injuries on farms
Correct use of equipment, vehicles and machinery
Safe anim al handling practices
Identifying fencing hazards, correct use of knots, basic fencing installation and use oftemporary electric fences
Safe use of chainsaws
Handling and treatment of livestock, animal welfare, cattle and sheep handling
Milking in a dairy shed and feeding cows
Weed control