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Shearing shed hands — November/December
Four shed-hand positions for our November–December shearing. Wool handling, pressing, penning up. Hard, honest, well-fed work with a good crew and better banter. Day rate plus lunch. Backpackers welcome if you can start on time and lift a fleece by week two.
A$380 / day
Thornleigh Merinos · Western Victoria, Australia - seasonalany
Station cook — muster season
Cook wanted for muster season: crew of eight to twelve depending on the week, hearty food, big appetites, gas range and a coal stove that has opinions. Quarters provided, dogs optional but you will acquire favourites. Six-week engagement with extension possible.
NZ$1,400 / week
Glenorchy Downs Station · Central Otago, New ZealandHousing - full-timeentry
Dairy assistant — 600-cow spring calving
Join our team of four for spring calving and the season beyond. Milking on a 50-bail rotary, calf rearing, break fencing and general stock work. We roster properly (5-on-2-off through calving, better after), keep machinery maintained, and teach anything you don't know yet. Three-bedroom house on farm, school bus at the gate. Immigration-accredited employer — overseas applicants welcome.
NZ$68,000 / year
Riverbend Dairy · Canterbury, New ZealandHousing - full-timemid
Orchard supervisor — avocado & macadamia
Supervisor for our growing export operation: irrigation scheduling, spray programme records, harvest crew coordination and grading-table quality control. Certificate in horticulture or equivalent experience; export documentation experience a strong plus. Growth role — the orchard doubles over the next three years and this role grows with it.
KES 65,000 / month
Wanjiku Grove · Nakuru County, Kenya - seasonalmid
Harvest crew — September/October, CDL a plus
Two seats for corn and soybean harvest: grain cart and truck driving, some combine time for the right operator. Modern, well-maintained gear, real rest breaks, meals during long days. CDL preferred for one seat. Farm kids home from college always looked on kindly.
$23 / hour
Miller Family Farms · Iowa, United States - full-timemid
Shepherd / general stockperson — hill flock
Shepherd wanted for 800 Swaledale ewes and 40 sucklers in the Dales. Lambing experience essential, quad and trailer competence expected, a decent dog (or the makings of one) very welcome. Cottage available on the farm — genuinely nice one, not the usual. Sunday afternoons sacred.
£32,000 / year
Briarfell Farm · Yorkshire Dales, EnglandHousing - apprenticeshipentry
Dairy technology apprentice — robotic systems
Two-year apprenticeship on a 140-cow robotic dairy: robot maintenance and calibration, herd-data analysis, sensor systems, plus the cow skills that make the data mean something. Suits a school leaver or career changer who likes both animals and screwdrivers. Day-release study supported.
€1,900 / month
Van der Berg Melkvee · Friesland, Netherlands - seasonalentry
Harvest-season general hand
Six weeks through harvest. Long days, early starts. You will be running tractors, handling grain bins, and helping with breakdowns. Reliable transport to the farm gate required.
$900 / week
Clover Valley Farms · Iowa, USAHousing - seasonalany
Lambing-season shepherd
Five weeks through lambing. Night shifts shared. Hand-rearing, paddock work, fence repairs as needed. Caravan accommodation on-farm provided. Previous lambing experience preferred but not essential — we will train the right person.
£650 / week
Back Road Hill Block · Yorkshire, UKHousing - apprenticeshipentry
Apprentice agronomist
Year-long apprenticeship for someone with an ag degree or equivalent practical background. You will rotate through field trials, harvest analysis, and cupping. Spanish required.
$2,800 / month
Finca Las Palmas · Antioquia, Colombia