Contract Milking Kaipaki Cambridge
A fantastic opportunity to Contract milk a 245 cows for 108,000Milk solids On a highly productive, high quality easy to manage farm Situated on Kaipaki rd 10 minutes from Cambridge 20 mins from central Hamilton. The successful applicant(s) will have proven track of achieving targets, working to a high standard and working collaboratively with owners and their advisors.
The facilities and system include:
· Modern 24 aside herringbone shed.
· A good effluent system with bladder storage and easy to manage application through a travelling irrigator.
· Quality Housing.
· Kaipaki school 3 minutes away and the choice of many other primary and High schools in Hamilton and Cambridge
· Plenty of support from and owners and farm advisor.
· Simple System 3 with pasture as the primary feed supplemented with In shed meal feeding.
· A quality herd of quite Friesian and Kiwi cross cows
The capabilities we are looking for are:
Excellent pasture skills, with a focus on pasture being the primary source of feed with excellent management of residuals, round lengths, feed wedges pasture measurement and allocation. Combined with the ability to manage supplementary feed efficiently.
Great animal husbandry skills, particularly around achieving low SCC, effective feeding to maximise production, target body condition scores to achieve low not-in-calf rates and high six week in-calf rates to maximise days in milk.
Good repair and maintenance skills and the capability to operate machinery safety to complete normal farm tasks.
Has a strong track record of achieving production targets, managing Milk quality, environmental and Health and safety compliance.
Keeps the farm and facilities tidy and free of weeds.
Has financial proficiency to profitably manage their contract milking enterprise and the farm for the owners.
Understands that success as a contract milker requires working in partnership with others with great communication, a proactive approach, working with the farm owners.
