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Aiden Bindokas

Kirtland,OH

Summary

A punctual, determined dairyman with a passion for passionate people, healthy cows, and quality milk.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

President

Butterworks Holding Company
Westfield, VT
11.2023 - Current
  • Currently working to facilitate transfer of renowned Butterworks Farm in Westfield, VT.
  • Coordinate private and public resources to assist in technical aspects of business and land transfer. Agencies include the Vermont Land Trust, NOFA VT, private attorneys, private consultant Sarah Flack, CAE Farm Connex, and private appraisers.
  • Negotiations with Vermont Land Trust to enter Butterworks Farm into an agreement to purchase land through VLT Farm Futures Program.
  • Obtain grant funds through VT Farm Viability for legal support.

Dairyman and Interpretive Educator

Lake Metroparks
Kirtland, OH
05.2022 - Current
  • Serving in various roles with our small herd of both grade cows and elite show cattle. Milking Jersey, Guernsey, Swiss, Holstein, Shorthorn, and Ayrshire.
  • DeLaval CIP system and bulk tank maintenance and sanitation.
  • Milking shifts ~4 days/week using best practices.
  • Train staff members on best practices and analyze milk quality reports to ensure compliance.
  • Equipment operations- loader, manure hauling and spreading, skidsteer work, haying, tillage, and pasture management.
  • Work to maintain herd health via vaccinations, quarantine protocols, sick cow care, and coordinate plans of care with livestock manager and veterinary team.
  • Work with team to achieve sub 50,000 SCC averages and sub 1,000 SPC averages.
  • Assist farrowing sows and jug lambing operations.
  • Provide over 200,000 yearly guests with an educational experience through formal interpretation and informal interactions. Large format public speaking and program design. Private speaking at donor focused events.
  • Assist with greenhouse production on limited basis.
  • Provide beekeeping skills as needed.
  • Assist with maple sugaring operations in our 2,500 tap sugarbush. Tapping, running evaporator, and interacting with guests.

Rotational Grazing and Pasture Systems Intern

Greg Brann- Big Spring Farm
Adolphus, KY
04.2023 - 05.2023
  • Worked alongside renowned grazier and NRCS State Soil Health Specialist Greg Brann
  • Ran multi strand poly wire fencing to facilitate intensive rotational grazing.
  • Used grazing mathematics "cowboy math" to calculate the amount of available forage, land needed, and approximate move time of livestock.
  • Developed knowledge of forage and rangeland crops, appropriate use cases.
  • Developed knowledge of NRCS cost share and grant programs. Learned to complete NRCS field and grazing assesments.
  • Checked fencing, identified shorts, fixed fence. Chainsaw fenceline work.
  • Irrigated livestock, identified and attended to leaks.
  • Unloading semis in a timely fashion without damaging various stored forages
  • Worked, sorted, and doctored cattle. (250 cow calf pairs)
  • Worked, sorted, and doctored hair and wool sheep into multiple working groups.

Dairy Herdsman

Hastings Dairy
Northeast, OH
06.2023 - 11.2023
  • SHORT TENURE AS FACILITY IS NOW CLOSED, COWS HAVE SHIPPED
  • Milking as needed, double 12 Boumatic herringbone RFID.
  • Herd health work. Maternity pen care, IV administration, vaccinations, DA pings, etc.
  • Calf care- tubing, scours treatment.
  • Dairy Comp
  • Operation of large agricultural equipment including wheel loaders, vertical TMR mixers, beater spreaders and slurry tankers.

Farm Watch

Patterson Fruit Farm
Chesterland, OH
06.2023 - Current
  • Entrusted to care for the personal stock of Ohio Farm Bureau President Bill Patterson while he attends professional and personal engagements.
  • Feed and bed market lambs, poultry groups, waterfowl, and market rabbits.

Hay Hand

Wilcox Stables
Kirtland, OH
05.2023 - Current
  • Work on haying crew in various aspects to put up approximately 30,000 small square bales seasonally.
  • Ride bale wagon and stack hay.

Farm Laborer

Eddy Fruit Farm
Chesterland, OH
03.2020 - 09.2021
  • Maintained and cared for a flock of laying hens and ducks to supply eggs for direct sale.
  • Maintained poultry housing and set, moved, and tested electric poultry netting.
  • Used various tillage to prepare ground for vegetable production.
  • Maintained a clean vegetable production space using occultation, various ground coverings, and manual control methods.
  • Irrigated vegetable crops.

Education

Dairy Nutrition Management

Penn State Extension
08.2023

Dairy Repro Management

Penn State Extension
08.2022

Transition Cow Management

Penn State Extension
07.2022

Best Milking Practices

Penn State Extension
07.2022

High School Diploma -

West Geauga High School
Chesterland, OH
05.2022

Skills

  • Truck and Trailer
  • Hay Production
  • MIG Systems

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

President

Butterworks Holding Company
11.2023 - Current

Dairy Herdsman

Hastings Dairy
06.2023 - 11.2023

Farm Watch

Patterson Fruit Farm
06.2023 - Current

Hay Hand

Wilcox Stables
05.2023 - Current

Rotational Grazing and Pasture Systems Intern

Greg Brann- Big Spring Farm
04.2023 - 05.2023

Dairyman and Interpretive Educator

Lake Metroparks
05.2022 - Current

Farm Laborer

Eddy Fruit Farm
03.2020 - 09.2021

Dairy Nutrition Management

Penn State Extension

Dairy Repro Management

Penn State Extension

Transition Cow Management

Penn State Extension

Best Milking Practices

Penn State Extension

High School Diploma -

West Geauga High School

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