Purchased by The First Earl of Inchcape in 1917, Glenapp has been the much loved Scottish home of the Inchcape family ever since.

The Estate covers 5,250 hectares and is a thriving mix of countryside pursuits including the renowned high pheasant and partridge shoot, livestock farming, forestry, commercial and residential properties covering a huge variety of land types from heather clad hills to the fertile flood plains of the River App.

Glenapp has a history of providing some of the highest quality, challenging and sporting pheasant shooting in Scotland with notable and renowned drives throughout the Estate. The pheasant shoot combines perfectly with the partridge shoot which is established on the dramatic coastal cliffs, amid the high hills, deep glens and moorland fringe of the Estate allowing experienced guns a fantastic opportunity for challenging sport throughout the season.

At Glenapp we are committed to a future within a specialist dairy and beef farming operation and our milk and beef herds roam the Estate producing top quality milk for cheese production and Scottish quality assured beef.

Residential properties are available for let throughout the Estate on a short assured tenancies.

The Estate is managed in hand to a high standard with the aims always of being sustainable and operating in an environmentally sensitive manner.

Stockperson / General Farm Worker

Glenapp is a 4th Generation, family owned, award winning, coastal Estate covering 5200 hecs (12,850 acres) of mixed land ranging from 0 to 426m (1400 feet). The land is all contiguous and ring fenced. Glenapp is situated 14 miles south of Girvan and 14 miles north of Stranraer in South Ayrshire.

The Estate is diversified and farmed in hand. Its Enterprises include a:

• 1000 dairy cow, spring block calving, genomically tested herd with 350 in calf heifers and 350 heifer calves.
• 140 Beef cow herd, with 130 Pedigree AA cows producing bulls for our dairy or sale and a small herd of 10 Belted Galloways.
• Up to 1200 homebred store/fattening cattle.
• A cropping enterprise with grows 810 hec (2000 acres) Grass silage, 60 hec (150 acres) Barley, 25 hec (62 acres) Forage Maize and 25 hec (62 acres) Forage crops.
• 1800 hecs (4,400 acres) commercial and amenity forestry.
• A sporting department with an inhand pheasant and partridge shoot and leased stalking.
• Renewable Energies including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal.

The Estate employs 17 people, including on the farms a team of 6, dedicated to the dairy, 2 tractor/machine operators, a stockperson and a maintenance manager, overseen by the Farms Manager and seasonal staff are employed when required.

The Estate has and will continue to invest in infrastructure including handling facilities, buildings and tracks to improve the working environment for livestock and our team.

The Role
This role has been readvertised and replaces a key member of our team who was in the position for 10 years. The successful individual will be passionate about making a meaningful contribution to the business and established team at Glenapp. We are looking for an individual who is experienced at lone working but comfortable working in a team and with a large variety of tasks.

The role will have day to day responsibility for:

• The Glenapp beef Herds which calf in the spring.
• The Aberdeen Angus herd has been built up recently and uses AI to breed high performance, short gestation, efficient cattle. Yearling bulls are used in the dairy and to a growing number of customers.
• The small herd of Belted Galloways were established to assist maintain this historic and local breed, with a clear focus on quality.
• We have in the past shown cattle at local shows and enjoy supporting these events.
• A proportion of the store and dairy youngstock that are grazed and housed under their responsibility. The successful candidate will work closely with our working farms manager and the rest of the farming team to rotationally graze cattle and develop grazing techniques on upland and hill pastures to improve the grazing and cattle performance ensuring that cattle meet growth targets and are weighed regularly.

Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to Fencing. We use electric fencing to graze cattle and therefore it is critical that the perimeter fences are maintained. We have a continuous ongoing project of renewing and improving fences.

• Assisting with cropping, silage and slurry work.
• Assisting with dairy stock handling , movements and work.
• Assisting with youngstock rearing.
• Checking Sheep winterers which are in the majority grazed on the hills.
• Building and fixed asset maintenance, cleaning and improvements.

Requirements

• An experienced, dedicated and motivated cattle person with a determination to do a job well.
• An experienced fencer with a desire to improve the environment they work in including fences , buildings , handling facilities etc , including identifying and fixing faults.
• To manage the cattle under their responsibility on a day to day basis including feeding, bedding , calving, maintain records, implementing and monitor health and breeding plans, diagnosing, treating and recording all animal health issues and demonstrate best practice in the areas of animal handling, health and welfare.
• Ensure all Health and Safety and environmental requirements are met.
• Safely use and maintain vehicles, plant and fixed equipment.

Package

• A competitive salary and a range of on farm, recently modernised accommodation is available to suit the successful applicant's requirements.
• All the accommodation is on school bus pick up routes for Ballantrae Primary, Girvan and Stranraer Academies.
• Our rota includes 52 days rota’ed off per year and 33 days holiday.

To apply, applicants should email a full CV including 2 references and their contact details to the Estate Director charlie.russell@glenapp.co.uk by 11th October 2024.
Informal enquiries can be made on 01465 831210.