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About the role

Holly returned to Burnt House Farm near Horam, East Sussex, full time as herd manager and is in charge of the whole day to day running of the enterprise, which consists of 216 crossbreed dairy cows with 150 young stock followers, selling to Arla on a solids contract.

Responsibilities

• Day to day running of the dairy business, which has been in the Delves family for three generations
• Managing the whole enterprise including 216 crossbreed dairy cows with 150 young stock followers
• Morning and afternoon milking

Qualifications & experience

• Completed a part time national diploma in agriculture at Plumpton College
• Practical experience gained through work experience lambing at age 13 and rearing lambs
• Worked full time at the farm during the middle year of college
• In the third year, did morning milking, spent the day at college and returned to milk again in the afternoon