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What this job is
A Mixed Cattle and Sheep Farmer manages a rural enterprise that produces both beef or dairy cattle and sheep for wool, meat, or breeding stock. They oversee paddock management, animal husbandry, breeding programmes, health and welfare compliance, and the commercial sale of livestock and products. The role requires knowledge of seasonal grazing cycles, stock nutrition, disease prevention, and farm infrastructure maintenance across varying Australian climates and landscapes.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Administer drugs to facilitate breedingcore
- Administer treatment to animalscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Goal Setting and Planningcore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Negotiationcore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Record Managementcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Supplier Communicationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Advise on animal purchase
- Advise on animal welfare
- Community Development
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Digital Literacy
- Incident Reporting
- Invoicing and Billing Administration
- Process Improvement Identification
- Research and Analysis
- Written Communication