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Farm Hand
Alternative Titles:
Station Hand
Farm hands assist farmers and graziers with growing crops
and/or feeding and raising livestock.
A farm hand may perform the following tasks:
- cultivate soil, sow crops and control weeds by slashing,
rotary hoeing or chemical spraying
- plant ground crops between rows of trees and bushes to
control weeds and soil temperatures
- construct wire trellises to support vines, berries and
fruit
- take part in harvesting operations which may involve the
use of tractors, harvesters, forklifts and hand tools
- feed livestock and poultry
- prepare milking machinery and assist with all milking
operations
- clean and sterilise milking machines
- clear away animal waste and hose out operational areas
- shear and perform other tasks involved in the breeding
and raising of livestock such as dipping, branding,
crutching, gelding, marking and assisting with artificial
insemination
- ride horses or motorbikes to muster sheep or cattle
- maintain and repair farm buildings, bores, fences,
machinery, troughs, windmills and other equipment.
Farm hand work can be physically demanding. During lambing
or calving, mustering, harvesting or fruit picking time farm
hands may be required to work long and irregular hours.
Accommodation may be provided by the employer on the property.
Farm hands perform a variety of duties, depending on their
area of specialisation:
Dairy Farm Hand/Worker who works on farms mainly
concerned with milk production as well as assisting in animal
breeding programs. They round up cows, secure cows in bails in
the milking shed, wash udders with a solution of detergent and
water, attach milking apparatus to udders and milk cows. They
may also be involved in the breeding side of dairy farming.
Fruit and Vegetable Farm Hand who assists in the
cultivation, harvesting and packaging of fruit, vegetables,
nuts and berries on farms, orchards and market gardens. They
may be responsible for the spraying of chemicals to treat
disease and pests, irrigation of all crops and the selection
of suitable produce for selling as dictated by quality
guidelines.
Piggery Worker who raises pigs for meat production
or for sale as breeding stock. They breed sows with selected
boars, work out feed formulas, inject serum to prevent
disease, and whitewash and disinfect buildings and pig pens.
They also maintain breeding and feeding records.
Poultry Farm Hand who works on farms concerned with
egg production or raising poultry for sale. They may keep eggs
in incubators, look after the newly hatched chickens and
provide them with feed and water, and disinfect hatcheries to
prevent disease.
Sheep/Cattle Station Hand who musters stock for
branding, shearing, crutching, dipping and yarding for sale.
They also maintain fences, bores, troughs and windmills.
Required Skills - Farm Hand
- interested in practical work
- able to undertake manual, and sometimes heavy, work
- able to handle animals with confidence and patience
- able to work for long hours, outdoors, in all kinds of
weather conditions
- able to endure isolation and limited social contact
- mechanical aptitude
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