Nathan Henigan

Responsible for a wide range of duties including

Milking cows

and all tasks that come along with that such as, mastitis detection, animal health treatments, lame feet, plant washes and holding the shed to a high standard of cleanliness

Weed Control

Pulling ragwart, grabbing thistles and using various sprays for gorse removal and Janeway spraying. Using non selective sprays to effectively keep large areas of lanes free from grass and weeds and selective sprays such as conquest to control gorse without damaging pasture

Tractor Work

Using a wide range of implements on flat to rolling terrain. Including feed out wagons front end loader attachments and tip trailers

General Farm Work

General farm work like fault finding, fencing, finding and fixing water leaks, shifting irrigators and helping to prove on farm practises

I was responsible for the health and wellbeing of all stock present across both the milking platform and the adjacent run off block.

I performed many different tasks on this farm including

Milking.

Animal health treatments such as mastitis and lame cow treatment.

Calf Rearing both in the calf sheds and out in the paddock on calfateria.

Fault finding and fencing.

Water leak detection and fixing those leaks

Break fencing and developing and understanding behind effective pasture management.

Tractor work including feeding out with combi wagon and bale feeders. Light excavation work using the bucket, heavy rolling and general tractor work.

Drenching all calfs and associated vaccinations drenching cows and heifers and associated jabs.

Assisting in heat detection for A.I mating and developing more of an understanding about cows reproductive cycle and best practices to ensure a smooth calving period

Relief milked on various different farms between invercargill and balclutha due to due to finding it hard to find work during the Civil period

Milking cows

Moving dry stock

Shifting irrigation

Weed control

General farm mantanince including fault finding, water leak detection, crop feeding and tractor work