Dairy Farm Manager

Herd and Animal Health Management

• Nutrition: Formulate or manage feed formulations, monitor feed inventory, and ensure access to clean water to maximize milk yield.
• Veterinary Care: Monitor livestock for disease or injury, manage vaccination programs, and work closely with veterinarians to treat animals.
• Breeding & Calving: Have a specialized training in breeding of cows and goats and artificial insemination.

• Milking: Supervise milking procedures to ensure high hygiene standards, milk quality, and proper equipment operation.
• Facilities: Inspect and maintain barns, milking parlors, and farm machinery, ensuring routine upkeep.
  
• Fodder Management: Manage grazing rotations, supervise the planting and harvesting of fodder crops.

• Profitability: Prepare and analyze financial budgets, control procurement costs, and align farm operations with targets.
• Record Keeping: Maintain meticulous data on milk production, sales, breeding metrics, and herd health.
• Compliance: Ensure biosecurity, health, and safety regulations are strictly enforced across the farm.

• Supervision: Assign daily work schedules and duties to herdsmen, milkers, and general farmhands.
• Training: Recruit, train, and motivate farm staff in modern dairy techniques and safety procedures.
• Communication: Hold regular team meetings to track farm progress and ensure a productive work environment.

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in managing a commercial farm or agricultural operations.
• Education: At least a Certificate in Animal Health and Production.
• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of animal nutrition, pasture management, and dairy milking technologies. Must be comfortable using farm/herd management software and keeping accurate digital records.
• Soft Skills: Proven leadership and team-building capabilities, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work long hours in varying weather conditions.
• Must be computer literate.