Nobody on this forum should like that or it could be regarded as rather iffy !
Starting salary of assistant herdsman
- Thread starter New Holland TM150
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I'm guessing that to an extent salary will depend on local circumstances. If you are farming in an area of high employment with plenty of jobs on offer, then the salary will be substantially higher than if you farm in an area where jobs are like hens teeth.
We pay what the business can afford.
We pay what the business can afford.
Grassman247
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3 herdsman, 4 assistants, 3 GFW, 1 trainee and a tractor driver
Tractor driver and 1 GFW start at 7.30 and travel in, the rest have houses apart from a Polish GFW and the trainee who have free static caravans on site and I pay gas electric and water so any money they earn goes straight in there pocket
TBH, I was using it for illustration purposes & hadn't taken any notice of the child - perhaps I will edit it?
Ok, have edited it and added diversity to burnish my PC credentials
Grassman247
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That probably passes for quality housing in Anglesey but not this side of the border.
Could get 3 workers in there no bother. Not all rich English you know
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
What’s the boy on then?
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Still a student [emoji23]
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Do your herdsmen each have there own herd or all 3 manage 2 ? Thought you only milked on 2 units
Grassman247
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Theres 2 on one unit and 1 on the other, looking for more as expanding to another unit, might move one of the assistants up though he’s very good
Grassman247
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Do you mean the trainee? Usually start them on 24k if there serious about the job we usually push them up to 28k fairly quickly and then get them into an assistants role
Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Fair point I was quoting after tax but it does still prove a point. She is expected to live off that.
betweenthelines
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- Location
- southwest
Most AG merchant jobs are low paid as they are not aimed at the primary wage earner
Plus merchants, like farmers are tight!
Some of the people I speak to at mole valley are lucky to have a job.
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
Could any clarify what the role and responsibilities of an assistant herdsman would be? Also what is the role and responsibilities of a herdsman?
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
What’s the hours and schedule?
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
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multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
When can I start ?
In Denmark minimum legal salary is with todays exchange rate £30.600 for 37 hours weekly and 5 weeks paid holiday/year. Extra if work is outside 7 to 16 and on weekends.
I didn’t know there was so big differences in so short distances.
If you hope for anyone with any skills, it’s from £36.000 and up. I wouldn’t hire the ones who get less than 35.000.
Herdsmen is from 42.000 to above 50.000 if they are good. Herdsmen are usually not on locked hours, but do not expect to work over 45 hours average.
I didn’t know there was so big differences in so short distances.
If you hope for anyone with any skills, it’s from £36.000 and up. I wouldn’t hire the ones who get less than 35.000.
Herdsmen is from 42.000 to above 50.000 if they are good. Herdsmen are usually not on locked hours, but do not expect to work over 45 hours average.
Youd need to pay me 50k to work with cows housed 365.
