Career Planning
While many people who choose to go dairy farming want to own their own farm one day, there are now many opportunities for career progression and participation in the farm business.
As you gain experience and knowledge, opportunities are more likely to arise to equity participation where you can own all or part of all of a dairy herd or land.
As well as on-farm career opportunities, there are also a number of options for those looking to become a rural professional or get involved in the extensive science, technology or research work undertaken within the industry.
On-farm options:
- Farm assistant
- Herd manager
- Farm manager/senior herd manager (large farm)
- Operations manager
- Contract milker
- Variable order sharemilker
- 50/50 sharemilker
- Equity manager and farm owner
Near-farm options:
- Research scientist
- Consulting officer
- Farm advisor
- Rural banker
