Natasha Marie Elizabeth Lanigan
Hastings,HKB
Summary
I've grown up on a dairy farm so have years of experience, I'm a dedicated reliable focused hardworking farm assistant that takes pride in delivering efficient and high-quality farm operations. Excellent communicator works effectively with farm owners and team members. Quick and eager to learn, willing to take on additional tasks when required. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Senior Farm Assistant
Hazel Minchin
06.2007 - 05.2008
- Milking & Drafting stock.
- Setting up break fences and rotating stock.
- Contributed to farm safety by adhering to established protocols and regulations during daily tasks.
- Collaborated with fellow team members to optimize work schedules and task delegation.
- Assisted in livestock care, ensuring proper feeding, housing, and medical attention when needed.
- Stayed current on industry trends, attending workshops and conferences to enhance professional knowledge.
- Supported effective pest control methods, reducing damage to crops and improving overall yield.
- Enhanced farm productivity with the proper use of modern farming equipment and machinery.
- Operated tractors and self-propelled machinery such as silage wagon, mower, harrows, sprayers, plows.
- Improved worker efficiency through training programs focused on skill development and best practices within the agricultural sector.
- Used recognized breeding practices to stabilize and improve stock.
- Maintained farm infrastructure by repairing structures, fences, and roads as necessary.
- Checked farmland for issues in need of attention, such as fences to mend and broken pipes to fix.
- Performed regular maintenance to keep farm equipment in safe working order.
- Used grease guns and oil cans to lubricate and adjust farm equipment.
- Observed animals and notified supervisor of signs of illness.
- Examined animals for signs of sickness and overall herd health.
- Administered pest or weed control initiatives which included location and identification of targets, chemical selection, and application methods.
- Rotated animals between grazing areas to provide enough access to food.
- Herded livestock using ATVs.
Education
National Certificate - Agriculture Education Services
Agriculture New Zealand
Palmerston North02.2007
Skills
- Livestock Handling
- Weed management
- Animal Nutrition
- Disease Identification
- Harvesting knowledge
- Stock management
- Field Scouting
- Crop Rotation
- Animal Record Maintenance
- Machinery upkeep
- Fertilizer Application
- Tractor Operation
- Milk harvesting
- Milking Procedures
- Farm Machinery Repair
- Dependable and Hardworking
- Animal Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Machinery Operation
- Equipment Repair and Maintenance
- Livestock care
- Stall Cleaning and Disinfecting
- Livestock management
- Tractor and Implement Operation
- Farm Management
- Equipment management
- Animal husbandry understanding
- Milking
- Animal Health Monitoring
- Farm Equipment Maintenance
- Calf rearing and care
Timeline
Senior Farm Assistant
Hazel Minchin
06.2007 - 05.2008
National Certificate - Agriculture Education Services
Agriculture New Zealand
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