Serious farming, measured daily.
FH Farms backgrounds lambs on irrigated country in New South Wales: stock arrives at around 35 kg, grows on managed pasture for 80–100 days, and leaves at around 60 kg. Every animal is weighed, every water point monitored, every decision measured.
One job, done properly: turning grass and grain into growth
We are a specialist backgrounding operation. We buy young lambs, grow them on irrigated pasture and quality rations, and deliver them to the processor on schedule, in specification, cycle after cycle. No sidelines, no hobby blocks: a production system run to a standard.
Irrigation is the backbone: secure water grows reliable feed regardless of the season, and our own cropping program backs it up when pasture tightens.
Old-fashioned stockmanship, modern measurement
Animals come first
Health programs, vet oversight, low-stress handling and daily observation. Well-cared-for animals grow better; welfare and performance are the same job here.
Measured, not guessed
Daily weighing, water-point telemetry, feed budgets and growth tracked animal by animal. If the numbers drift, we know that day, not at the end of the season.
Country left better
Rotational grazing, pasture improvement and careful water management. The land is the asset underneath everything; we farm it like we plan to be here in fifty years.
Both sides of the deal, side by side
Steady, year-round work on a properly resourced operation. Because the operation is backed by professional capital, the gear gets maintained, the programs get funded and the pay arrives on time, every time, drought year or not.
And it is a growing operation. We have invested heavily in upgrading our yards, pens, water infrastructure and systems, because the aim is to run a best-in-class operation with the best working conditions we can provide. We hire experienced people with opinions: if you can see how to make a process faster, safer or smarter at scale, that idea gets a hearing and, if it stacks up, it gets implemented.
The work
- Daily pen checks: health, feed intake, behaviour and water, done properly
- Feeding runs, bunk management and weighing; low-stress stock work with working dogs
- Tractors, loaders, feed mixers and water trucks, maintained and pre-start checked
- Records kept in AgriWebb and Datamars systems; your numbers are visible and so is your work
- Weekends on a roster (it’s livestock) and a safety culture that is non-negotiable
What you get
- Competitive pay, reviewed annually
- Steady full-time roles, not seasonal churn
- Comfortable on-farm accommodation provided with farm roles; work vehicle for managers
- Structured training; support for licences and tickets such as HR/MR
- A named way up: Stockperson to Farm Overseer to Farm Manager, with mentoring to get there
- A growing business: upgraded infrastructure and systems, and a real say in how it scales
Run by farm managers, backed by a fund manager
The day-to-day running of the platform is in the hands of experienced farm managers and livestock and agronomy specialists who have spent their careers in lamb, cattle, irrigation and land management. The capital, contracts and risk are run by Ferguson Hyams Investment Management in Brisbane. Specialists do the specialist work, on both sides; and because the operation is growing, the people who help design how it scales are the ones working in it.
What people ask us first
Do I need experience with sheep?
For a Stockperson role, two to three years of livestock handling is what we look for; intensive-feeding experience helps but we train the rest. Overseer and Farm Manager roles need deeper experience in sheep or intensive systems. A driver’s licence is essential for every role; an HR or MR licence is a bonus.
Do I need working dogs?
We work stock the low-stress way, predominantly with working dogs. Experience with dogs is preferred for every role, and Overseers and Managers ideally bring a team of their own.
Is housing provided?
Yes. Comfortable on-farm accommodation is provided with our farm roles, and Farm Managers also get a work vehicle.
Where are the farms?
Our properties sit in the Central West of New South Wales, within reach of real towns: schools, sport and services.
What’s a typical day?
Pen checks first: health, feed intake, behaviour and water. Then feeding runs, stock work, animal health and weighing, with the day’s records going into AgriWebb. You finish knowing exactly how your mobs are tracking, because we measure daily. Weekends and some after-hours come around on a roster.
What kind of people do well here?
Experienced operators with ideas. We are scaling, and the people who thrive here are the ones who spot the bottleneck in a feeding run, suggest the better yard flow, or know a smarter way to use the systems; and then help build it.
Anything else I should know?
Farm roles are outdoor, hands-on work, and a Q-fever vaccination (or willingness to get one) is required; we’ll point you in the right direction. Roles may involve travel between properties and a probation period.
How do I apply?
Email a few lines about yourself to info@fergusonhyams.com.au, or call our office on +61 (0)7 3303 8757; no cover letter needed.
Open roles, or just introduce yourself
Farm Manager
Full-time, on-farm · Central West NSW · lead a property: livestock, feeding, team and machinery · accommodation and work vehicle provided
Farm Overseer
Full-time, on-farm · Central West NSW · entry-level leadership, 2IC to the Farm Manager · suits sheep or intensive-feeding experience and a team of working dogs
Stockperson
Full-time, on-farm · Central West NSW · daily pen checks, feeding, weighing and animal health · accommodation provided