Job Description

• Breeding and raising livestock for the production of honey, meat, milk, skins, eggs and wool
• Monitoring and maintaining the health and condition of livestock
• Providing pastures and fodder to maintain appropriate nutritional levels
• Moving livestock to optimise feeding opportunities
• Organising and conducting farming operations such as catching, drenching and milking livestock, sterilising machines, and collecting, grading and packaging produce
• Directing and overseeing general farming activities such as maintaining pens, sheds and cages, fertilising, controlling pests and weeds, and growing fodder
• Maintaining fences, equipment and water supply systems
• Organising the sale, purchase and transportation of livestock and produce
• Maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities, monitoring market activity and planning production accordingly
• Managing business capital including budgeting, taxation, debt and loan management
• May select, train and supervise staff and contractors