Dairy farms have an average herd of 100 to 200 cows. Dairy farmers grow crops such as maize, hay and silage. Milking takes place in herringbone or stanchion parlours. A limited amount of cropping farms keep pigs or sheep. Horticultural placements are mainly in California, during the winter.
Most enterprises are with vegetables and fruit, and involve work in the farmers markets.
There are NO Home Management placements. Applicants wanting to work with livestock would be advised to choose the 9 month program and those wanting cropping placements should select the 7 month program. You will got to your host farm first, and attend your seminar later. Accommodation is either camping or hotel style. Crop production is mostly wheat, barley, rye, oats, sugar beets, rape seed, potatoes, silage, corn, hay, and various forage crops.