Development Farm Placement

DetailA new and exciting position has arisen for a placement student to join our newly developed trial farm down in Somerset, near Frome.Long Lane Development farm is a Buitelaar owned professional rearing facility, offering huge opportunity for a young, ambitious individual wanting to progress in their career.The 2019 acquisition and continued investment and development at the farm, offers a state-of-the-art facility, with huge opportunity for education, on-farm trials and research and development.

What can we offer you?

• Paid placement position
• Opportunity to work on a state-of-the-art calf rearing facility, utilising innovative systems & technologies in the workplace.
• Learn from and work with a highly experienced, knowledgeable, and qualified team
• Working amongst our supply chain veterinary partners
• Understand and contribute to the research & development with industry experts
• Attendance/ participation in industry leading Open Days involving key stakeholders and progressive producers

Daily tasks include, but are not limited to: Record Keeping

• Completion & upkeep of farm records including trial work processes & procedures in line with pre agreed protocols including:
• Vaccinations
• Disbudding

Milk feeding

• Timings
• Milk feed plans
• Weaning procedures

Selecting calves:

• Assisting farm manager in selecting calves for licenses and orders with the aim to select calves while the farm manager is on leave

Health management:

• Work alongside supply chain vets to develop and apply health plan measures
• Following and ensuring health plans are adhered to, identifying sick animals, following treatment protocols
• Identifying areas of improvement to management of treatment protocols

Feeding:

• Understanding the concentrate feeding routine, ration transition protocols, cake to blend, higher protein cake to lower etc.

Shed preparation:

• Steam cleaning
• Cleaning of feeding and management equipment
• Disinfection of pens in preparation for new batches of calves

General:

• Upkeep of general farm hygiene and maintenance

The general work routine at Long Lane:

• 7 am start
• Break for breakfast half an hour
• Lunch break one hour
• 5PM finish (may require some over time)
• Collection days to help collection staff grade and batch calves to order (approx. 8PM finish)
• Weekend rota work applicable.