Dairy farmer

Dairy farmers manage herds of cows (or goats or sheep) to produce milk, balancing animal health with the daily rhythm of milking. The work is demanding and relentless: milking, feeding, monitoring animal health, managing breeding and calving, and maintaining equipment, often twice a day every day of the year.

They run or work on dairy farms, increasingly with robotic milking and monitoring. The role suits dedicated, dependable people who understand cattle, accept the tie of daily milking, and take pride in producing a fresh product through careful, consistent animal care.