Working in Australia on the farms of Gavin and Mark was very exciting and instructive. They tought me how to operate different types of tractors and machinery and i got a lot of new experiences and impressions of how farming in Australia works. I also got in touch with sheep work and how to drench and bullet them and even crutching the rams. That was very interesting, because it was something totally new and different to me. Overall it was a very good and interesting experience in Australia and i really would like to make more out of it now. Becoming a specialist in farming is not as easy. There are so many aspects to look at and think about to not make any grave mistakes during seeding, pest management and harvest. But i am very keen to give it a try! Step by step if there is a way to become a farming specialist one day. Somewhere in the future i would like to manage a farm and work close, hand in hand with the owner of a farm. For the beginning i would like to get more experience in operating large machinery like the Krone BigPack 1290 HDP, the Claas Lexion 795 or the John Deere S790. On the one hand it is because of my love to the big machinery but on the other hand it is because of lerning more of how and when to harvest grain or bale in different weather conditions and how to handle harvesting and baling in consideration of the moisture. In the next step i’d like to lern more about preparing the paddocks for seeding and how to find out what type of fertilizer is needed on each paddock in consideration of the plants the farmer wants to grow on it for getting the best possible crop out of it. And of course i am interested in operating a boom sprayer and would like to find out the best, effectivly and environment friendliest way of spraying weeds, diseases and insects on farms outside europe. I guess there are many more things to consider and think about, but i think i can handle all necessary aspects to become a good farm hand or later one day a assistant or manager.

Hi! I`m an 18-year old girl from Germany and I`m currently on my working holiday in Australia searching for a job which allows me to stay somewhere for four months.