Farm Apprentice

Clean and maintain the milking robots  Clean out, bed up and feed young stock  Help move electric fence around sheep and move them into new pasture Help with the evening routine, feeding new born calves or bedding up cows Tasks will change regularly depending on the time of year We calve all year round but lambing takes place in the autumn and there is lots of tractor work in the Spring and Autumn

Training Outcome:
Once sufficient skill and experience has been gained going into full time employment or a college course or working abroad are all options

Employer Description:

We are David and Claire Dibble and along with our son, Joe, we farm approximately 500 acres near Glastonbury. We are predominately a dairy farm milking 180 cows through Lely robots and calving all year round. Our milk is sold to Tesco. All the calves are reared on the farm to 2 years old when they either enter the dairy herd or are sold for beef, mainly on the Aberdeen Angus scheme to Tesco. We have a flock of 230 Poll Dorset ewes which lamb in September/October. The lambs are sold through the Waitrose Scheme in February,March and April. In addition to this we grow 100 acres of wheat and 100 acres of maize. We would like to think we are a progressive farm using all the latest innovations to ensure high standards of welfare.

Working Hours :
The apprentice will be required to work 2 mornings a week ( one of which must be Saturday) and 2 afternoons. Shifts to be confirmed.

Skills:
Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Patience,Physical fitness,Punctual,Ask questions when unsure,Dress for weather and tasks