General Farm Worker

Farm Animal Health and Production Group Royal Veterinary College Location: Boltons Farm (nr Potters Bar, Herts) Salary: Competitive Salary Permanent / Full Time Reference: PPS-0082-25 A position has become available as a General Farm Worker (GFW) at The RVC Boltons Park Farm. The Royal Veterinary College is the UK''s largest and longest-established independent vet school and is a Member Institution of the University of London. Boltons Park Farm has been an essential part of the RVC''s activities for over 45 years. The farm is currently 200ha made up of grass, maize and lucerne with the dairy herd consisting of 90 loose housed Holstein-Friesians with plans to expand to 150. The herd are milked twice a day with all the milk supplied on an Arla-360 contract and to our on-farm vending machine. The herd are TMR-fed, with grazing being done with a paddock grazed system when possible. The herd are calved all year round. The farm also run a flock of 600 sheep, 250 chickens and a handful of pigs as well as having many students coming to the farm for lessons and experience. In this role we''re looking for an experienced GFW to join a positive, well-established team achieve its long-term goals. The role will offer great variety as a general farm worker but will mainly focus on the dairy side with relief milking and feeding, Calf rearing and heifer management as well as managing the grazing platform. You will be expected to help with the sheep and other livestock at different times. ..... full job details .....
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