JOB VACANCIES IN DAIRY FARM

Duties

The primary duty of a dairy farmer is to manage dairy cows so that they produce maximum quantities of milk. In order to accomplish this goal, dairy farmers may be involved with a variety of tasks including feeding, administering medication, managing waste, operating milking equipment two to three times daily, and other daily duties.

Some farms, especially small operations, may grow and harvest feed for their cattle on site. They may also breed and raise their own replacement heifers. Most farms have a staff to be supervised ranging from a few employees to several dozens, so personnel management skills are also of benefit to the dairy farm manager.

Career Options

Dairy farmers may be self-employed or work for a large corporate entity. There has been a steady trend in the industry towards large farms, with the USDA reporting an 88% drop in the total number of dairy farms (decreasing from 648,000 in 1970 to just 75,000 in 2006).

Career Outlook

The BLS predicts that there will be a slight decline in the number of job opportunities for farm and ranch managers. This reflects the growing trend towards consolidation in the industry, as small producers are absorbed by large commercial operations.

Despite this decrease in the number of total jobs, industry earnings are expected to rise (based on steadily increasing wholesale milk prices over the past few years). During the next decade, the dairy industry should remain a reasonably stable and profitable farming option.

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