Dairy Holdings Ltd
|Assistant Farm Manager
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
Currently directs daily farm operations and staff coordination, ensuring efficient and productive dairy farming practices for a large-scale herd.
Highlights
Directed daily operations for a 1250-cow dairy farm, optimizing workflows and coordinating a team of staff to consistently achieve milk production targets.
Developed and implemented strategic feed planning using tractors and feed-out wagons, resulting in optimized nutrition and a sustained increase in milk yield per cow.
Managed comprehensive hoof trimming and lameness prevention programs, reducing herd lameness incidence by an estimated 15% and improving overall animal welfare.
Supervised calf rearing and young stock care, achieving above-average growth rates and maintaining a calf mortality rate below industry benchmarks.
Trained and mentored 5+ farm staff members, improving operational efficiency and compliance with animal welfare standards across all dairy activities.
Maintained meticulous record-keeping for herd health, production, and operational data, facilitating informed decision-making and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Optimized barn farming and indoor dairy systems, enhancing cow comfort and boosting productivity through precise environmental control and feeding schedule adjustments.