Farm Manager Cattle and Maize at MECS (Pty) Ltd

Job Description

• My client in KZN, Drakensburg area is seeking to employ a full time Farm Manager with mixed farming experience (cattle and crops).
• You must have solid experience in cattle farm management and understand and speak Zulu.
• You will be provided with a house on the farm and a company vehicle to use for work.

Cattle:        

• Inject and identify sick animals
• Brand, dehorn, castrate and tattoo calves
• Draft cattle
• Run a seasonal feedlot
• Work out rations and quantities / day / herd
• Estimate Weights
• Ear tag and Ear notch

Cropping (maize and soya):

• Spray crops, pesticides and herbicides
• Plant Crops
• Identify disease and pests
• Irrigation schedule
• Understanding of soil health and fertility
• Understanding of fertilisers
• Mixing of chemicals

Machinery:

• The use of GPS
• The use of crop maps
• Setting of the following equipment:
• Spray
• Fertiliser
• Planter
• Combine Harvester
• Pivots and Pumps
• Tractors and Tillage Equipment
• Baling Equipment
• Storage of Grains and treating thereof
• Driving machinery

General Maintenance:

• Cut and Weld well
• Strip and Fit Bearings
• Limited Knowledge of Electrics
• Maintain and look after a house, garden and swimming pool