Callum Schultz

Farm Manager

Lions den farms

Chinhoyi

12.2020 - 03.2024

Coordinated the maintenance of farm equipment, machinery, grading line, cold storage facility and irrigation equipment.
Crop cultivation of Potatoes, Seed potatoes, wheat, soya beans, maize and macadamia trees.
Drive and operate John Deere tractors and sprayers as well as farm equipment such as spreaders, disks and rippers.
Helped establish a 43ha macadamia orchid, along with filters, pipelines and drip pipes for irrigation. Oversaw pruning, replanting and all day to day activities.
Developed and manged a grading line and 600 ton cold store unit for the seed company side of the farm.
Organized the purchase of parts such as farm machinery and irrigation spares as well as oversaw maintenance on irrigation systems.
monitored day to day farming operations such scouting, irrigation, sprays and fertilizer applications, land clearing, road grading, erosion repairs on land
Monitored weather conditions to determine when to irrigate crops or apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilize.
Supervised planting, cultivating, harvesting, storage, and packing of various crops, mainly potatoes.
Managed diesel usage and tracked expenses related to labor costs, production costs, fuel costs and more to try make the farm more efficient.
Established quality control procedures for grading produce such as potatoes and seed potatoes according to industry standards. Managing and maintaining a mechanical grading system, monitoring 20 farm workers on this system.
Ensured compliance with company regulations regarding seed quality.
Analyzed data from previous growing seasons in order to identify areas for improvement in current season's operations, more specifically in irrigation on difficult soil types.
Tried various new varieties of potatoes to increase yields and dry matter.
Prepared reports detailing operational activities such as labor hours worked per task or acreage harvested each day.
Developed long-term strategies for increasing efficiency while reducing overhead costs associated with running the farm business on a day to day level. Avoiding unnecessary expense