I have a friend who is really experienced on a large dairy (family farm) who has recently said he wanted to come back in the trade after a year out.... (have to say he's one of the most reliable people ever and knowledgeable to)
I read alot in the media, on this forum and all over about farmers especially dairy finding it hard to find good head herdsman or herdsman,... I said to him to apply to some farms and see how he gets on.... So he has and to literally no avail at all... I was quite shocked by this as the industry really does need good stockman and dairy especially
All the farms he applied to were advertising herdsman or head herdsman jobs.
One of them he went back twice and offered to milk their herd, having never used a rotary parlour before he milked 650 head of cattle without one mistake, even finding mastitis cows etc in the process as he was on the rotary for over 2 hours non stop.... This guy is a machine for sure.... I've had him at mine a few times and he's great, unfortunately can't take him on full time...
What makes me laugh is for people who really want a good stockman, and herdsman, and they moan and moan that they can't find good staff to help them and work alongside them and then one comes along and it doesn't seem like they are interested so they go back to moaning again, and when a good one comes along they pass them by, he hasn't even had a reply from the farm since.... Makes me actually quite angry.... Especially when someone has the get up and go to do the industry and the job in a good way.... Some people need to open there eyes and see what is in front of them for sure.
I read alot in the media, on this forum and all over about farmers especially dairy finding it hard to find good head herdsman or herdsman,... I said to him to apply to some farms and see how he gets on.... So he has and to literally no avail at all... I was quite shocked by this as the industry really does need good stockman and dairy especially
All the farms he applied to were advertising herdsman or head herdsman jobs.
One of them he went back twice and offered to milk their herd, having never used a rotary parlour before he milked 650 head of cattle without one mistake, even finding mastitis cows etc in the process as he was on the rotary for over 2 hours non stop.... This guy is a machine for sure.... I've had him at mine a few times and he's great, unfortunately can't take him on full time...
What makes me laugh is for people who really want a good stockman, and herdsman, and they moan and moan that they can't find good staff to help them and work alongside them and then one comes along and it doesn't seem like they are interested so they go back to moaning again, and when a good one comes along they pass them by, he hasn't even had a reply from the farm since.... Makes me actually quite angry.... Especially when someone has the get up and go to do the industry and the job in a good way.... Some people need to open there eyes and see what is in front of them for sure.