Working in agriculture in oz for a year

Robbie mini farmer

I'm still young yet but hoping to travel to oz in about 5 to 6 years and was wondering what is involved in getting a job in agriculture there for the silage,maze,cereal seasons or for a year or two as a machinery driver. And how much I would need to save before going if anyone can give me a general idea on how to do things to get there and how much I need to save roughly. Thanks

einn32

Robbie mini farmer wrote: »

I'm still young yet but hoping to travel to oz in about 5 to 6 years and was wondering what is involved in getting a job in agriculture there for the silage,maze,cereal seasons or for a year or two as a machinery driver. And how much I would need to save before going if anyone can give me a general idea on how to do things to get there and how much I need to save roughly. Thanks

Hey I'm working out here in Australia since April last year. You need a working holiday visa (WHV) at present which is around 400€. They last a year but once you do three months on a farm you can apply for another year so that would give you two years here. You also need to have enough money to get a return ticket or actually have a ticket part of the criteria in having a WHV. Add to this the expense of oz and a few 1000$ is needed to find your feet etc. It's always best to have more though as security. Also knowing people is a big help but not essential.

If you're going farming though you should pick up work easy and quickly as long as you have experience of some sort. Using an ag recruitment company makes it easier to get work. You need a CV plus referees.They struggle to hire experienced machinery drivers here. Mechanical mind is a huge plus due to isoaltion from mechanics/parts. Also being interested will get you a long way in a job. One problem with a WHV is that it only allows 6 months on one farm so you have to move on. But this allows travel. Otherwise you could work for a contractor.

It depends on where you go in oz I guess too. Western Australia has the central wheatbelt so there is plenty of work there. You could also do seeding. From experience the maize amd silage would be on dairy and beef farms. It will be a great experience especially if you're in to machinery! You will operate machinery you wouldn't see at home. Most jobs come with a house and food which makes life easier for you.


There are both bad and good fellas to work for but an ag recruiter is usually safe to get work through as the clients are known. Best of luck with it!

Robbie mini farmer

einn32 wrote: »

Hey I'm working out here in Australia since April last year. You need a working holiday visa (WHV) at present which is around 400€. They last a year but once you do three months on a farm you can apply for another year so that would give you two years here. You also need to have enough money to get a return ticket or actually have a ticket part of the criteria in having a WHV. Add to this the expense of oz and a few 1000$ is needed to find your feet etc. It's always best to have more though as security. Also knowing people is a big help but not essential.

If you're going farming though you should pick up work easy and quickly as long as you have experience of some sort. Using an ag recruitment company makes it easier to get work. You need a CV plus referees.They struggle to hire experienced machinery drivers here. Mechanical mind is a huge plus due to isoaltion from mechanics/parts. Also being interested will get you a long way in a job. One problem with a WHV is that it only allows 6 months on one farm so you have to move on. But this allows travel. Otherwise you could work for a contractor.

It depends on where you go in oz I guess too. Western Australia has the central wheatbelt so there is plenty of work there. You could also do seeding. From experience the maize amd silage would be on dairy and beef farms. It will be a great experience especially if you're in to machinery! You will operate machinery you wouldn't see at home. Most jobs come with a house and food which makes life easier for you.


There are both bad and good fellas to work for but an ag recruiter is usually safe to get work through as the clients are known. Best of luck with it!

Thanks for that. I absolutely love working with machines because my cousin is an agri contractor here in Ireland and two of my other cousins worked with a local silage contractor for a few years one of them was on the shovel on the silage bit and the other one is a tractor driver and mechanic that did some mowing last season for them. Thanks for your reply I love farming and I've a good bit of experience and I'm only 16. I work part time with a dairy farm who I do relief milking for so its good experience

einn32

Robbie mini farmer wrote: »

Thanks for that. I absolutely love working with machines because my cousin is an agri contractor here in Ireland and two of my other cousins worked with a local silage contractor for a few years one of them was on the shovel on the silage bit and the other one is a tractor driver and mechanic that did some mowing last season for them. Thanks for your reply I love farming and I've a good bit of experience and I'm only 16. I work part time with a dairy farm who I do relief milking for so its good experience

Sounds like you will be well experienced so! If you're in to trucks it is also a good thing but not essential. Good few Irish out here farming too so that helps you settle. All the best.

tomwaterford

einn32 wrote: »

Hey I'm working out here in Australia since April last year. You need a working holiday visa (WHV) at present which is around 400€. They last a year but once you do three months on a farm you can apply for another year so that would give you two years here. You also need to have enough money to get a return ticket or actually have a ticket part of the criteria in having a WHV. Add to this the expense of oz and a few 1000$ is needed to find your feet etc. It's always best to have more though as security. Also knowing people is a big help but not essential.

If you're going farming though you should pick up work easy and quickly as long as you have experience of some sort. Using an ag recruitment company makes it easier to get work. You need a CV plus referees.They struggle to hire experienced machinery drivers here. Mechanical mind is a huge plus due to isoaltion from mechanics/parts. Also being interested will get you a long way in a job. One problem with a WHV is that it only allows 6 months on one farm so you have to move on. But this allows travel. Otherwise you could work for a contractor.

It depends on where you go in oz I guess too. Western Australia has the central wheatbelt so there is plenty of work there. You could also do seeding. From experience the maize amd silage would be on dairy and beef farms. It will be a great experience especially if you're in to machinery! You will operate machinery you wouldn't see at home. Most jobs come with a house and food which makes life easier for you.


There are both bad and good fellas to work for but an ag recruiter is usually safe to get work through as the clients are known. Best of luck with it!

What would be the best recruiters to go to???
(Even for general employment-diesel mechanic...though would do labouring)

einn32

tomwaterford wrote: »

What would be the best recruiters to go to???
(Even for general employment-diesel mechanic...though would do labouring)

I went through a small ag recruitment company to get work. They are usually ran by farming couple etc. The cities have numerous recruitment agencies which specialise in different areas of employment. You can also just look at the job sites like SEEK.com. Diesel mechanics seem in high demand in general. The mines would probably still be a good area to get work too. Other than that building is going well on the east coast. Plenty of work as far as I see but I'm no expert.