Lydia Allas Rae
105 Downs Road, Geraldine,RD21,
Summary
I am currently attending Lincoln University studying a Diploma of Farm Management after successfully completing a Diploma of Agriculture last year.
My strong interest in farming has led me to gain valuable hands-on experience and develop a solid set of practical skills. Through my studies, I have built a deeper understanding of how to operate a farm not just efficiently, but as a sustainable and successful business. I’m keen to continue developing my skills in a hands-on farm role where I can contribute to a productive team.
Outside of work, I enjoy hunting, socialising, and staying active through various sports.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Farm Hand
Rangitata Dairies LTD
06.2024 - Current
- Tractor work such as heavy rolling, cambridge rolling, leveling, cultivation, roadside mowing and trailer work.
- Pivot servicing
- Fence R&M
- Summer, weekend and university holiday work.
Chaser Bin Operator
HillTop Grains LTD
10.2024 - 01.2025
- Operate John Deere 9RX 540 with 45tonne OzTec chaser bin, collecting grain from 3 combines. Unloading into mother bins and trucks. Pre start check and maintenance competed daily.
Farm Hand
Fonterra Orton Farm
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Shifting breaks
- Shifting rotorainer and traveling irrigator
- Heavy rolling
- Stock work with cattle. Weighing, vaccinating, drafting, drenching
- Fencing - wire work, gateways
- Spraying thistles, gorse
- Cleaning water troughs with slurry tanker
- Holiday work of 50hr weeks with weekends off
Farm hand
Knocklyn Holdings
02.2022 - 12.2023
- Shifting breaks
- Stock work - deer, sheep and cattle
- Weighing, vaccinating, drafting, drenching, yard work
- Fencing - wire work, repair and maintenance
- Heavy rolling, mowing, feeding out
- Started as Primary Industry Academy placement during 2022 and then got offered a paid position over the summer and when available in the holidays. Great experience on a family farm which taught me many skills including stock and some tractor work.
Front Of House
Geraldine Farm Shop Cafe
07.2020 - 12.2023
- Making Barista coffee
- Interacting with customers, taking orders and serving food
- Answering incoming calls and taking bookings
- Part time work, after school, weekends and holidays. A variety of different roles from general cafe duties to making barista coffees and overseeing staff.
Education
Diploma - Farm Management
Lincoln University
01.2025
Diploma - Agriculture
Lincoln University
01.2024
University Entrance -
Geraldine High School
01.2023
Skills
- Mature with a very strong work ethic
- Open and honest personality
- Adaptable to various situations and able to cope under pressure
- Respectful to other people's opinions and motivated to learn
- Happy to work on my own as well as part of a team
- I have my firearms licence and have a clean full drivers licence
- Experienced in various stock work - sheep, cattle and deer
Achievements
- Awarded Adair Farm Rural Scholarship 2024, Milford Trust Scholarship 2024
- Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award (2023)
- Most Valuable Student Primary Industry Academy Level 3 (2023)
- Hannan Shield Under 18 Girls Rugby Squad Rep Team (2023)
- Aoraki Under 18 Girls Rugby Squad (2023)
- Primary ITO - grow, feed and protect Level 3 (2023)
- Outstanding Academic Performance in Agriculture Level 3 (2023)
- FMG Junior Young Farmer Aorangi Regional Final (2021 ,2022, 2023)
- Most Valuable Student Primary Industry Academy Level 2 (2022)
- New Zealand Certificate in Primary Industry Skills (Level 2) with optional strand in Self-Management and Employability Skills (2022)
- NCEA level 1 and 2 Agriculture with Merit endorsement
- Primary Industries Academy, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
- Outstanding Academic Performance in Food Technology Level 2 (2022)
- NCEA level 1 with overall Merit Endorsement
- Sanford Science Fair - awarded Irricon award, NIWA award and Fonterra award (2019)
- Top Agri Learn Student for Water Supply, Chainsaw, Fencing and Animals handling course
Timeline
Chaser Bin Operator
HillTop Grains LTD
10.2024 - 01.2025
Farm Hand
Rangitata Dairies LTD
06.2024 - Current
Farm Hand
Fonterra Orton Farm
01.2024 - 02.2024
Farm hand
Knocklyn Holdings
02.2022 - 12.2023
Front Of House
Geraldine Farm Shop Cafe
07.2020 - 12.2023
Diploma - Farm Management
Lincoln University
Diploma - Agriculture
Lincoln University
University Entrance -
Geraldine High School
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