Farmer

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Overview

What are you doing as part of your training to become a farmer at the University of Kassel?

Farmers—as you might expect—work mostly outdoors in the fresh air. This is meant literally, because they must be ready to go out in any season and in any weather to tend to the fields or the livestock. During your training as a farmer, you’ll learn to recognize the needs of plants and animals and to care for the fields or livestock accordingly. Of course, you’ll also need to keep business management in mind at all times in order to develop a farm and ensure its stability throughout all seasons.

In crop farming, timing is everything: from tilling the soil to sowing and tending the crops, all the way through to the fall harvest. In the winter, machinery is serviced and the harvest is sold—ensuring that the farm is fully operational again in the spring.

In animal husbandry, the animals are cared for at the Frankenhausen estate. These include dairy cows and their offspring, along with several breeding bulls and laying hens. The focus is on feeding, caring for, and raising the animals—and, of course, on producing goods such as milk and eggs. This also includes maintaining pastures and producing hay and silage.

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At a Glance

What Makes It Special

Your training will take place directly at a university.

Location: Hessian State Estate Frankenhausen in Grebenstein, a teaching and research facility for ecological agricultural sciences

Start: August 1,

Duration: 3 years, with a required change of training company each year

Vocational school: Reichspräsident-Friedrich-Ebert-Schule in Fritzlar

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How does the training program work?

This career is a good fit for you if ...

  • you enjoy working outdoors.
  • Physical work is exactly your thing.
  • You see farmland and manure as valuable natural resources.

Here are the benefits for you

Wages based on the collective bargaining agreement (TVA-L)
30 days of vacation
Regular working hours
Affordable membership in university sports programs
Free public transportation throughout the state of Hesse
Free professional development and language courses
Super affordable sports & fitness (starting at €2.50/month)
Meals at student rates, library, cafés

Man driving a tractor

University education
Good opportunities for permanent employment and career advancement
Secure career prospects in the public sector

Frequently Asked Questions About Training

By the time the training program begins, you should have at least a secondary school diploma and a Class B driver's license. Ideally, you should also already have obtained a T license (tractor).

A monthly training allowance is paid in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for Trainees in the State of Hesse (TVA-H BBiG). This currently amounts to

  • 1,356.85 EUR in the first year of training
  • 1,481.43 EUR in the second year of training
  • 1,461.51 EUR in the third year of training

The workweek is 40 hours. There are set working hours: from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with two longer breaks. Employees are also regularly required to work on weekends. In exchange, they receive compensatory days off the following week.

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Apply now!

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Contact

Name, ForenameContact
Mittelstraß, Katharina
Domäne Frankenhausen: Ausbildungsleitung Landwirt:in

Telephone +49 561 804-1414

Email 

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Tips and Notes

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