Custom Cutting Down Under

Aye-up,

My lad has caught the machinery bug. He’s been saying for a year or two that once he’s finished college he would like a crack at a combining season on a big scale.

He would be looking to go somewhere winter 2022-23.

He’s been looking but although there are some big scale operations looking for staff in the USA and Canada, they will obviously be busy during our summer. He doesn’t want to miss the job here so is reluctant to try for a go there.

I’ve not heard much about harvest down under, and I’m aware it’s a vast country with differing climates, but is there similar work available during our winter?

Cheers, Pete.
 

Sandy

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
Aye-up,

My lad has caught the machinery bug. He’s been saying for a year or two that once he’s finished college he would like a crack at a combining season on a big scale.

He would be looking to go somewhere winter 2022-23.

He’s been looking but although there are some big scale operations looking for staff in the USA and Canada, they will obviously be busy during our summer. He doesn’t want to miss the job here so is reluctant to try for a go there.

I’ve not heard much about harvest down under, and I’m aware it’s a vast country with differing climates, but is there similar work available during our winter?

Cheers, Pete.
West Australia usually starts mid to late October
 

kiwi pom

Member
Location
canterbury NZ
Aye-up,

My lad has caught the machinery bug. He’s been saying for a year or two that once he’s finished college he would like a crack at a combining season on a big scale.

He would be looking to go somewhere winter 2022-23.

He’s been looking but although there are some big scale operations looking for staff in the USA and Canada, they will obviously be busy during our summer. He doesn’t want to miss the job here so is reluctant to try for a go there.

I’ve not heard much about harvest down under, and I’m aware it’s a vast country with differing climates, but is there similar work available during our winter?

Cheers, Pete.

I believe there's plenty of harvest jobs in Australia but don't personally have experience of them, they often advertise for Kiwi's to go over. @Farmer Roy ?
If he fancies NZ I'd recommend somewhere that does a range of work as some jobs can soon end up with no work in a dry time.
Won't go far wrong with these guys.
Pye Group - Agricultural Business

If he gets the right place he could do a season in the US then follow the summer down under. Never see a winter (y)
 

CPF

Member
Arable Farmer
Send him to nz plenty of contracting jobs around ashburton I spent 3 seasons out there on the spanner’s for a mf class Jcb dealer and loved it still question why I came back on a cold wet day like today
Did you come across farmer named Mike rudge and his son Tom
 

Spencer

Member
Location
North West
I went for a couple of years in 2003. Brilliant!
Went with a recruiter but they’re long gone now. Did the east coast as a bit more going on when we weren’t cutting, although we were cutting nearly solid from October to March.. Was based in Moree but went up into Queensland then worked our way down south, then back up for summer crops.
 

Bob the beef

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Scot Borders
Plenty opportunities in west Australia in the wheat belt. As said above harvest will start north of Perth late October will carry on through January the nearer to the south coast you get. Spent a season there in mid 90’s.
wish I ‘d done more
 

CPF

Member
Arable Farmer
You forgot to mention the
I went 07/08 08/09 and 09/10 loved it getting paid to see the country and learning to repair tractors with out access to new parts next day some amazing little engineering shops hot sun cold beer and a couple of friendly kiwi girls what more does a 20 something year old want

And the sandflies
 

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