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ACCEPTING OFFERS

Name: Ingeborg K.

Home Country: Norway

Approx date of arrival: February 2023

Area of interest: Dairy Farming

Ideal Location: Not specified

Level of English: Good – some translation required when describing certain things

Considerations: Travelling with a friend.

Summary: Ingeborg is a 19yo female and is traveling to Australia with her friend Maran. She completed secondary school and currently works on the dairy farm where she is involved with milking and feeding the calves. She is heavily involved in a rural youth team and agriculture group for young farmers. After visiting Australia she is unsure if she will study agronomy or landscape gardening.

Having grown up on a dairy farm where they milk 50 cows, grow corn and grass for their stock, she is very interested to learn more about dairy farming in Australia. Ingeborg described her strengths as being a positive person who is able to work long days and is very willing to learn. She told me she has not had as much experience with driving tractors but is capable if shown. She has operated John Deere and Fendt tractors, a quad bike and is able to use a chainsaw and has an automatic car license.

Ingegorg came across as a friendly happy person, describing herself as sociable, cheerful and someone who enjoys a challenge. Her spoken English was reasonably good and she was able to hold a conversation well. She did require translating a few specific words that described particular things we were discussing.

Ingeborg would complement any dairy farm operation and would be a pleasure to have around.

ACCEPTING OFFERS

Name: Maren Mikkelsen

Home Country: Norway

Approx date of arrival: February 2023

Area of interest: Dairy Farming

Ideal Location: Not specified

Level of English: Good – some translation required when describing certain things

Considerations: Travelling with a friend.

Summary: Maren is a 19 yo female and traveling to Australia with her friend Ingeborg. She has completed secondary school and is looking to experience agriculture in Australia, with a strong interest in dairy farming. She has been heavily involved in a rural youth team and ag group for young farmers in Norway.

Maren has grown up on a farm where they grow crops including corn. She has been involved in the preparation of paddocks for sowing including driving tractors ploughing and harrowing. They also run 50 sheep on their farm and she has worked previously on a dairy farm. Currently, Maren is completing her military police officer training, once she has finished, she would like to come to Australia and experience agriculture before she goes home to study agronomy.

Maren is very experienced and confident driving tractors most specifically a Fendt 820 Vario TMS. She has also driven to a lesser extent John Deere and Valtra tractors. She is capable of driving both 2-wheel and 4-wheel motorbikes and can use a chainsaw. Maren has a manual driver's license.

I found Maren to be a very happy, friendly person who was not over-confident. She described herself as being social and likes to meet new people and experience new things. She enjoys hunting, being kept busy and keeping fit by running, lifting weights and hiking. Her English was reasonably good with the ability to hold a conversation, she needed to translate certain words in describing specific things.

Together with Ingeborg, Maren would be a great addition to a team being very easy to get along with and eager to work.

PLACED

Name: Jesper H

Home Country: Sweden

Approx date of arrival: 10th November 2022

Area of interest: Not specific – open to experience

Ideal Location: Not specific

Level of English: Very good

Summary: Jesper is a 20yo guy from Sweden who is travelling with his mate Hampus. Jesper loves adventure, the outdoors and being very active and although not from a farm, he has been exposed to farming spending time on his friends' farm and attending an ag secondary school. Currently, Jesper works at a school as a support teacher.

In describing himself Jesper said that he is very hands-on and loves to work with his hands, fixing fences, painting and basically fixing anything that is broken. He is able to operate a chainsaw confidently, drive a quad bike and has some experience driving a tractor. He has also done a little bit of welding.

Jesper is someone who would be great to have around as an extra helping hand. He associates Australia with Steve Irwin and is after an experience where he can work with animals and experience as much as he can.

He is looking to stay in Australia for 12 months and is keen to have a variety of farming experiences. His level of English is very good with only some of the terms for describing certain things sometimes a struggle.

PLACED

Name: Hampus H

Home Country: Sweden

Approx date of arrival: 10th November 2022

Area of interest: Not specific – open to experience

Ideal Location: Not specific

Level of English: Good

Summary: Hampus is a 20yo guy from Sweden who is travelling with his mate Jesper. Hampus has grown up on a farm in Sweden where his parents grow crops and his father runs a paint ball 'adventure experience' business.

Hampus’ dream is to work in another country doing farm work that involves being with nature and animals. As he has grown up on a small farm and been exposed to farm life and has milked cows, driven small tractors, including ploughing paddocks, and is confident on a quad bike. He said he is capable with changing oil and filters, and repairing and changing tyres, he has repaired fences and used a chainsaw.

In describing himself Hampus feels he is very driven, is a quick learner and likes to learn new things. Currently working in a warehouse, Hampus drives small trucks delivering shipments and he holds a manual driver's license.

Good spoken English although he did struggle with describing certain terms. His goal is to eventually become a ski instructor; however, Hampus is very excited and willing to work on a farm in Australia and experience what Australia has to offer. He would make a good set of extra hands along with Jesper. He has a willingness to learn and is prepared to work with some prior experience operating machinery.

PLACED

Name : Mads

Home Country : Denmark

Approx. Date of Arrival : Last week of October 2022

Interested In: Machinery operation, broadacre cropping including harvesting, making hay

Ideal Location: No preference

Summary: 22 yo male has previous farming experience from operating machinery to milking cows. Good basic mechanical knowledge, able to weld and a very good level of spoken English. Is travelling with a friend Mette Boison and planning to stay in Australia for 6 months. Mads was a pleasure to speak with, he came across as a friendly happy person who would fit into a machinery operator position.

PLACED

Name: Mette

Home Country: Denmark

Approx. Date of Arrival: Last week of October 2022

Interested In: Livestock sheep/cattle (prefer not dairy) opportunity to assist with harvest, machinery operation

Ideal Location: No preference

Summary: 25-yo female, currently Mette works on a dairy farm where they have robots to milk the cows. She assists with rearing calves, feeding cows and working on the farm. Mette is competent with artificial insemination and is involved in preparing and showing cows and heifers. Mette has had some tractor operating experience and has previously helped during harvest as a chaser bin driver. Mette came across as a lovely friendly person, describing herself as someone who is on the quieter side, loves to meet people and enjoys the social aspect. Her spoken English was very good and she was very easy to understand.

PLACED

Name: Christian V

Home Country: Denmark

Approx date of arrival: October 2022

Area of interest: Cropping - Harvest

Ideal Location: Eastern Australia

Level of English: OK – see further comments in summary (Fluent Danish & Dutch)

Summary: Chris is a 28 yo fellow from Denmark who has grown up with his family in Holland. After school he moved to Denmark where he has been involved with dairy farming and operating tractors which has included driving manure spreaders, ploughing, harvesting crops, mowing and chopping silage. He is currently driving tractors and works on different farms contracting.

Chris describes himself as being mechanically minded and is able to do repairs, weld (mig and tig) and service machinery. He has been operating a range of machinery for the last 8 years. This includes Fendt, John Deere, Massey Fergusson, Claas, Case IH and New Holland machinery and is most familiar with Fendt tractors.

Ideally, Chris would like to be involved in a harvest position operating a header. He has friends near Emerald in Qld but would be open to any location. His English level was at the lower end although we were able to understand each other. He did say that once he is with English-speaking people, he will learn the language quite fast. I found that I just needed to talk to him slower and we were able to understand each other. He is however fluent in speaking Danish and Dutch.

Chris is pleasant to talk with and would be suitable for a harvest position with a strong machinery focus.

PLACED

Name: Casper

Home Country: Denmark

Approx date of arrival: Available Mid-September onwards (flexible)

Area of interest: Cattle, Dairy, Cropping – Harvest work

Ideal Location: WA or Eastern Australia

Level of English: Excellent, verbal and written

Summary: Casper is 19-yo and has just finished secondary school. He has grown up on a farm with pigs and cropping, growing wheat, barley and canola. He has been involved in sowing and harvesting and is competent with operating a header and tractors being most familiar with MF gear.

Casper described himself as mechanically minded, able to ride a dirt bike and is keen to work with cattle and assist with harvest. He came across as a friendly, easy-going guy who would fit well within a team.

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