Throne Farm – general farm worker 2025
Working with the team to contribute towards:-
Introduction to Top fruit orchards & agroforestry – Varieties, layout etc..
Pruning
- Hand pruning
- Mechanical pruning
- Pushing up / chopping
Soil
- Soil make up
- Air & water
- Minerals
- Organic matter
- Biology
- Testing procedures
- Compaction, Aeration
Fertility
- Soil application
- Spreader computer / calibration
- Foliar application
- Leaf field testing / lab analysis
Spraying
- Diagnosis & decision making process
- Pesticide store
- Handling / Ordering / application / recording procedures
- Compost teas / biological inoculums
- Sprayer computer / set up / familiarisation
- Local procedures / LERAP etc..
- Pests & diseases
Mowing
- Mower familiarisation
Harvesting
- Cider fruit
- Dessert fruit
Arable and stewardship planting
- Cover crops and stewardship mixes
- Sowing
- Nutrition
- Sprays
- Harvest
Storage & Handling
Stewardship schemes
Regulation
Health & safety
Poultry site –
- Alarm Procedures
- Contacts
- Accreditation
- Site Procedures – Biosecurity
- Paperwork – Medical records, records, IPPC,
- Preparation for next crop
- Litter removal / Assisting Cleaners / spreading washings
- Planned maintenance
- Cleaning drinkers lines
- Setting up sheds
- Brooding – Week One
- Temperature – Target + humidity
- Ventilation – Checks
- Walking birds – Health checking and mortality
- Chick development – To end Week Two
- Vaccination
- General Husbandry
- Bird development – Week Three – end Week 7
- Litter Management
- Bird health
- Thinning – Assist with set up and catchers
- Catching
- Assist with set up and catchers
- Clearance