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Name:
Bailey
Role Title: Dairy
Farmer
Location: Toolamba
Description
of work undertaken:
Some
of the general duties that Bailey carries out on the
Dairy farm include; milking, hay making, irrigating,
fencing, animal husbandry, pasture management and financial
management.
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Team
and / or individual role / responsibilities:
As
a share farmer, Bailey's primary responsibility
is to effectively operate and manage the dairy
farm.
Future?
In the future Bailey hopes to move into a career
in Earth Contracting/Plant Operation.
Bailey
at work on the dairy farm
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BACKGROUND:
Grew up where?
Bailey
grew up in Toolamba, Victoria where he has lived all
his life on his family's dairy farm.
Course(s)
studied:
Tertiary /post secondary:
Bailey
has completed a Dairy Traineeship through Goulburn Ovens
TAFE, Shepparton.
Secondary:
There
were no courses at Bailey's school that prepared him
for this type of work.
Work
experience:
Bailey
has undertaken work experience in a variety of working
environments, including working as a mechanic (small
motors) and at Shepparton Toyota. He has worked continually
on his family's dairy farm carrying out general farm
duties. He has also worked for a contract hay making
business and as station hand on a broadacre farm in
Mungindi, Queensland.
OPPORTUNITIES:
Further study:
In
the future Bailey hopes to complete a Financial Management
course.
Learning
on job, new skills, etc.
Bailey believes that he is always learning on the job
and developing new skills while working on the dairy
farm.
ADVICE
TO STUDENTS NOW:
students up to Year 10
Bailey believes that Year 10 students should concentrate
on subjects such as English, Maths and Science. He also
suggests keeping options open by choosing such subjects
in VCE.
VCE students
Bailey
believes that students should start thinking about available
career options and courses He also suggests concentrating
on subjects which may be prerequisites for Tertiary
courses.
Tertiary
students
Bailey
suggests that Tertiary students should develop their
communication skills by being involved in such activities
as public speaking. Good communication skills are important
in any job situation.
OTHER:
What
careers have other graduates from your course entered?
Bailey's
peers have moved into areas of artificial breeding,
genetics, dairy farming, share farming, rural/dairy
consulting and furthered their tertiary studies in Agriculture.
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