A Career in Dairy Farming (JTJS1Revised2014)

Livia (16) might not have quite been prepared for a 5.30am start, but that's the norm at Rakaia Island, one of the country's biggest dairy farms situated in Canterbury where 5000 cows need milking every day. But Livia has no qualms about rolling up her sleeves and helping out in the cowshed to learn what goes into ensuring all runs smoothly. While the milking is a big focus at Rakaia Island, she quickly discovers there are plenty of other tasks involved in creating a successful farming enterprise. She may be a city girl with a love of animals and the rural life, but how will she get on behind the wheel of a tractor? Find out more about a career in dairy farming go to http://www.justthejob.co.nz