Kyle Macdonald

peak cows :360

same farm as the season prior but for a contract milker

left due to conflict of interest ,

peak cows 350

15 aside double cup shed with acr and in shed feeding

2.5 staff members wintering 400 cows on kale and summer crops of munch maize

most rewarding apart of this season was working with students making there way into the industry as the farm had a group of student 4 days of week

peak cows:300

24 aside herringbone

1.5 staff

sole charge 6 days a week

hill farm with majority kikyuy grass

was my gateway into the dairy industry

fencing , bulldozing , digger work , with shed and stock yard building

worked around the greater manawatu and taihape areas

stock work

fencing

digger operating including fence lines , track maintenance, pipe laying and hole boring,

dagging and shearing

gorse spraying/cutting