Livestock Manager Reporting to Farm Manager Nature Permanent Hours Full Time Location Sandringham Estate THE SANDRINGHAM ESTATE The Estate is the country retreat of His Majesty the King and consists of 8,279 hectares of which 2,700 hectares are farmed in hand. The Farms The farming operation is a critical part of the Estate, and its primary objective is to farm organically in hand with nature. This means that whilst we have a clear purpose to produce sustainably grown food, we place the same importance on the management of habitats for the benefit of biodiversity. The farms operation has been farmed organically since 2019. It is a mixed farm that currently consists of four key elements: Currently 2,400 ha of organic arable rotation, including fertility building herbal leys, cover crops, wheat, barley, rye, oats, peas. 200 ha of permanent pasture. Organic livestock: 1,000 breeding ewes (Aberfield). A commercial suckler herd of pedigree Beef Shorthorns. Small non-commercial herds of Longhorns and British White cattle have been introduced for conservation grazing. Extensive stewardship programmes across the in-hand farm. The current 1000 strong Aberfield mule flock is self-replacing and produces finished lamb for a premium supermarket retailer. There is a strong emphasis on maternal, easy lambing genetics, and the use of technology to assist where appropriate. Ewes are lambed outdoors, and lambs are finished on a forage-only diet. A herd of pedigree Beef shorthorn-based ..... full job details .....