Rohan Smit
Farm Manager
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About
Experienced farm professional with expertise in crop and livestock management. Currently managing an expanding farm in America specializing in crops and cattle. Also owns and manages Pottas Boerdery farming company in South Africa with cattle and sheep operations. Bilingual in Afrikaans and English with excellent health and valid driver's license code 10.
Experience
Farm Foreman - Farm (Hofmeyr-Cradock region) - Eastern Cape, South Africa
(2020-01 - 2020-08)
Farm foreman on a farm located between Hofmeyr and Cradock in the Eastern Cape who specialised in sheep and cattle farming.
- Oversaw daily tasks and reported back to the farmer
- Managed treatment schedules
- Oversaw breeding program
- Handled maintenance and errands to ensure farm productivity
Farm Foreman - Dairy Farm (Middelburg-Cradock region) - Eastern Cape, South Africa
(2020-08 - 2021-11)
Farm foreman appointed to work alongside the farmer's father-in-law on a dairy farm located between Middelburg and Cradock in the Eastern Cape.
- Oversaw milking process starting at 5 am
- Tended to cows' health and monitored them
- Ensured milking schedule was adhered to
- Kept records up to date
- Checked and maintained pivot system for lucerne
- Oversaw general farm workers to ensure they were sober and tending to their required jobs
Farm Manager - Farm (America) - America
(2022-03)
Farm manager on a farm in America that specializes in crops and a little bit of cattle. The farm is expanding.
- Drive trucks
- Work out schedules for harvest season
- Equipment repairs and maintenance
- Training and managing other workers
- Oversee breeding schedule for livestock
- Adhere to livestock treatment plans
Education
Matric - Hoër Landbouskool Marlow
National Diploma in Animal Production - Animal Production - Peritum Agri
