Ways you can tell you are an AI technician
That’s Farming’s light-hearted, humorous take on ways you can tell you are an AI technician.
- You have an unrivalled interest in cattle breeding and have your own herd;
- Your jeep/van is a mess, but you know where everything is;
- You could find a blank AI straw or docket anywhere;
- Some clients have you on speed dial and could ring at any hour to seek advice or request AI services;
- You know every back road and farm in the parish;
- You are known as ‘the AI woman or man’ in the area;
- You try to be a good timekeeper, but animals often decide otherwise;
- You clock up more mileage than some taxi drivers;
- You wish that all of your farmer clients could provide Eircodes/postcodes;
- You have more patience than you could have ever imagined – some farmers will not have the beast rounded up from the field by the time you come to the farm;
- You have more plastic containers, wrappers, and coffee/tea cups in your vehicle’s footwell than some landfill sites;
- Also, you know the AI code and name of every possible AI bull – all breeds, shapes and sizes;
- You take pride in looking at progeny from AI sires on your client’s farm;
- Regardless of what you advise against or in favour of, some farmers will choose to ignore your experience advice;
- You are up-to-date with mart prices – especially the weanling trade – That’s Farming’s daily mart reports have you covered
- You base your work schedule around the AM-PM rule;
- Planning weekends away and nights out can be a challenge (to say the least), especially during breeding season;
- Your phone gallery is filled with images of your client’s AI-bred progeny;
- You remember how animals are bred on client’s farms, even years after they were born.
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