Wade McDonald

26 aside Herringbone with ACRS, in shed feeding and milking platform of 100 hectares effective.

Farm is of a rolling, hills and flat contour and some flats of peat.

Milking 315 cross bred cows on a low input system.

Reason for leaving: Farm owner selling farm.

22 aside Herringbone with ACRS and in shed feeding and a milking platform of 90 hectares effective.

Wintering 300 Friesian cows and milking 290 cows at peak. Farm was mainly central race with flat/rolling contour. Sole charge running the Dairy farm and assisted with runoff.

Production for 2021/2022 season

116,000 milk solids

10.8% Empty rate

1288 kgms/ha

Reason for leaving: Progression to 50/50 sharemilking

16 aside Herringbone with a milking platform of 62 hectares

effective. Wintering 190 cross bred cows and milking 185 cows at peak.

Sole charge of running farm with day to day duties and management. Farm was one central race that was mainly all flats.

Production for 2020/21 season:

83,896 milk solids

11.0% empty rate

1353 kgms/ha

Production for 2019/20 season:

79,338 milk solids

6.9% Empty rate

1280 kgms/ha

Reason for leaving: Farm owner sold farm.

50 Bale Rotary cow shed with in shed feeding & ACRS, 650 peak cows and split calving.

Duties included daily management of farm

Training and supervising staff

Attending monthly farm budget meetings

Maintain water irrigation channels

Feed management

Manage inventory and store control

Reason for leaving: moved back to New Zealand to contract milk with partner.

15 aside double up Herringbone with ACRS and in shed feeding. Milking 320 cows at peak, split calving. Sole charge and managed with one casual staff member.

Managing day to day tasks on farm

Milk harvesting (feeding and maintenance)

Identifying and treating cows

Grass rotation

Reason for leaving: relocated with partner/partner was offered new job in different location.

6000ha of broad acre farm.

Duties included - testing moisture in grain

Towing 20 tonne chaser bin for harvest.

Loading trucks & road trains for export of grain

Reason for leaving: contract work only.

8000ha of cropping and 4000ha cattle and sheep farm operation.

Duties included - sowing a variety of different crops such as wheat, canola, chickpeas and lupins

Testing moisture in grain

Towing 30 tonne chaser bin for harvest & 40ft seeder bar with air fertiliser and seed cart and liquid cart.

Loading trucks & road trains for export of grain

Reason for leaving: contract work only.

Prior to the above employment history, I have grown up and worked on family owned and operated dairy and sheep and beef farms in the Taranaki district.