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Kerry Lloyd-Winder

Otorohanga

Summary

I have a strong passion for farming and would love the opportunity to grow within the industry. I love all aspects of farming especially the animal health siden of it. I pride myself on my work ethic and always do things to a high standard.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager

JW MA & TE Edwards Family Trust
06.2024 - Current
  • Calf Rearing.
  • Milking.
  • Minda/Dairy Diary app.
  • Break Fences.
  • Pasture Management.
  • Animal Health Management.




Farm Manager

Weren Farms Ltd
06.2023 - 05.2024
  • Day to day running of farm.
  • Animal health plans.
  • Grazing plans.
  • Managing staff, Including relief staff.
  • 520 cows spring calving, calved down 950, the extra cows went to the other farm.
  • Feeding out with wagon in paddock.
  • Minda records, Dairy Diary app.
  • We use cow manager ear tags for monitoring cows health and heats.


Farm Assistant

R & K Weren
07.2022 - 05.2023
  • Working with manager for the day to day running of the farm
  • 330 cows all spring calving
  • Break Fences
  • Calving cows
  • Animal Health
  • Did some spreading with tractor, but still learning
  • Feeding out bails and with a wagon.
  • Calf rearing
  • Ran farm while manager was away on weekends off and annual leave.


Self Employed

Kerry Winder Farming
06.2017 - 06.2022
  • Mainly based on 3 dairy farms owned by the same company, I milked on one of those farms every morning and managed runoffs with young stock on it. i did the animal health records for the run offs and did the minda for the 3 dairy farms.
  • I was the main contact for the 2 contract milkers for the company on the 2 other dairy farms.
  • I reared calves for all farms and relief milked when needed

Calf Rearing (sole Charge)

CKHickey
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Reared 700 calves, 450 of them to 100 kilos plus, the rest to 4 days old.
  • I was in charge of anything to do with the calves
  • When i finished with the calves i relief milked for the rest of the season.
  • 150 of those were Wagyus on contract for LIC


Farm Assistant

Wood Percy Trust
06.2015 - 06.2017
  • 1000 cow farm
  • Calf rearing
  • Milking
  • Run-off work (Feeding youngstock, Drenching cows/Bulls.


Farm Hand

NR Farming Ltd
07.2014 - 06.2015
  • Relief milking
  • Calf rearing
  • Animal Health
  • Weed control

Farm Assistant

Takou Bay Dairy Unit Landcorp
03.2012 - 03.2013
  • 1000 cow farm
  • Milking
  • Animal Health
  • weed control
  • Tractor work, feeding out.


Dairy Farm Assistant

NR Farming Ltd
03.2010 - 03.2012
  • Calf Rearing
  • Break Fences
  • Animal Health Records
  • Minda Records
  • Managing young stock
  • Weed Control
  • Irrigation




Education

Animal Care

Southern Institute of Technology
Christchurch, NZ
01.2022

NCEA Level 2

Taipa Area School
Taipa, NZ
12-2007

Skills

  • Animal health Plans and records
  • Calf Rearing
  • Stock sense
  • Record keeping (MInda, Dairy Diary and cow manager)
  • Tractor work
  • Managing staff

References

  • JW MA & TE Edwards Family Trust-Mark Edwards- 0273889305
  • Werens Farms LTD- Ross Weren 0211803186
  • R & K Weren- Lena Wischmann( Manager) 021655107
  • CKHickey LTD- Kirrily Hickey 0210506651
  • NR Farming LTD- Neville and Hazel Rule 094059696

Timeline

Assistant Manager

JW MA & TE Edwards Family Trust
06.2024 - Current

Farm Manager

Weren Farms Ltd
06.2023 - 05.2024

Farm Assistant

R & K Weren
07.2022 - 05.2023

Calf Rearing (sole Charge)

CKHickey
07.2021 - 05.2022

Self Employed

Kerry Winder Farming
06.2017 - 06.2022

Farm Assistant

Wood Percy Trust
06.2015 - 06.2017

Farm Hand

NR Farming Ltd
07.2014 - 06.2015

Farm Assistant

Takou Bay Dairy Unit Landcorp
03.2012 - 03.2013

Dairy Farm Assistant

NR Farming Ltd
03.2010 - 03.2012

Animal Care

Southern Institute of Technology

NCEA Level 2

Taipa Area School
Kerry Lloyd-Winder