THOMAS SWART

• Farm managing relief milking
• Udderly Organic, Patetonga, Hauraki Plains
• Same job again managing the whole farm
• 185 cows, Organic farm system 4‑4.5.Autumn calving cows through a 20 a side herringbone acrs and herdhome
• Job was relief milking and assisting with calving and farm jobs every weekend through the course of the year
• Jobs included: Tractor operating and feeding out‑ 7 bails, maize and minerals
• This included all sorts of machinery operation including ground work, silage and all necessary jobs through the course of all seasons
• Fencing, cow management‑ health
• Running pasture rotations and learning that aspect
• General farm manger work as a reliever
• Also calf rearing and management of calves
• Difference is this year, learning the new change of Halter
• Learning and competently managing cows through halter.

Mandy Paterson - 027 265 6718

• This job was a larger job managing the whole farm
• 185 cows, Organic farm system 4‑4.5.Autumn calving cows through a 20 a side herringbone acrs and herdhome
• Job was relief milking and assisting with calving and farm jobs every weekend through the course of the year
• Jobs included: Tractor operating and feeding out‑ 7 bails, maize and minerals
• This included all sorts of machinery operation including ground work, silage and all necessary jobs through the course of all seasons
• Fencing, cow management‑ health
• Running pasture rotations and learning that aspect
• General farm manger work as a reliever
• Also calf rearing and management of calves.

Mandy Paterson - 027 265 6718

• Working on a farm 260 cross bredcows and just general calf rearing and helping manage cows during calving
• No real proper milking invloved
• Fencing, picking up calves and rearing calves
• Worked every weekend during this time.

Richard Ellis- 027 590 1000

• Milked 550 cows using milking machinery.
• Through a 48 ashb
• Only milking
• Whenever required - often fortnightly

Craig Mead- 0272975251