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Work History
Education
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Scott Cullen

Lumsden,STL

Summary

Grown up on a 670ha sheep and dairy grazing operation in Mossburn, Northern Southland which is family owned. Since a young age been helping on the farm with stock work and then progressed to being able to drive tractors and equipment. Attended Northern Southland College where NCEA level 2 was achieved then went to Lincoln University to study a diploma in Agriculture and Farm management over 2 years. Whilst being at highschool and university I have worked for the neighbouring farm Premair dairies and then been at our local contractor that does the work on my home farm, being at lincoln University required 44 weeks of practical work over the time i was there and there was 4 different practical work periods of the year where i worked as part of my study. I have a passion for farming and running machinery, some of my hobbies include hunting, fishing, motorcross riding

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Agricultural Contractor

Greg Clarke Contracting
11.2020 - Current

Machinery operator

Running a wide range of equipment, including John Deere and Massey Ferguson tractors

6 series - 8 series John Deere tractors

6 series - 7 series Massey ferguson tractors

Experienced with Greenstar, trimble, topcon and Agleader autosteer/gps systems.


Operating a wide range of implements including

Allen custom drill CD6000 6m airseeder disc drill sowing cereal crops, brassicas, grasses (sowed over 2500ha)

Claas 9m triple mowers

Claas 4 rotor swather rake

Massey Ferguson combination RB4160V round baler/wrapper

Krone comprima CF155 and Fortima V1800 round balers

Lempkin 6 furrow reversible plough

A wide range of cultivation equipment from 6m cultivators- levlers and discs


The range of work carried out included working on flat to steep hill country, the farms this work was carried out on included dairy farms, sheep and beef farms, cropping farms


Work also included helping out on Greg's parents 600ha cropping farm where jobs could include mowing grass seed, driving chaser bin for combine, baling straw, unloading silos.



Machine Operator

Premair Dairies
10.2018 - 02.2019

Operating machinery on a large dairy farming run off property where crops and supplement feed grown for winter grazing.


Work included cultivation and sowing of crops and pastures, making baleage and placing bales in paddocks. Driving 6r and 6m series John Deere tractors


Education

Diploma - Farm Management

Lincoln University
Lincoln, NZ
05.2024

Diploma - Agriculture

Lincoln University
Lincoln, NZ
05.2023

NCEA Level 2 -

Northern Southland College
Lumsden, NZ
11.2020

Skills

  • Animal Husbandry
  • GPS Technology
  • Farm Machinery Operation
  • Machinery Maintenance, confident in fully servicing John Deere and Massey Ferguson tractors

Certification

New Zealand full drivers licence

New Zealand full class 2 drivers licence

Chainsaw safety certificate

Affiliations

  • Sports including rugby, clay target shooting, small bore rifle shooting, cricket

References

Reference 1

Greg Clarke contracting 

contact- g.clarke75@yahoo.com, 027 424 0529


Reference 2

Tom McGee, Premair Daries 

contact- 027 551 8703


Timeline

Agricultural Contractor

Greg Clarke Contracting
11.2020 - Current

Machine Operator

Premair Dairies
10.2018 - 02.2019

Diploma - Farm Management

Lincoln University

Diploma - Agriculture

Lincoln University

NCEA Level 2 -

Northern Southland College
Scott Cullen