Farmworker
Employer
12145 County Rd 59
Holyoke, CO 80734
United States
Job description
We start corn harvest in September. Employees will unload trucks and maintain harvest equipment. In November, our corn harvest wraps up, and our focus shifts from field work to cattle care and feeding. We receive and process cows and calves for grazing on cornstalks and rye, so need to repair and maintain the temporary electric fence around the fields they graze. As the nights grow colder, daily tasks include breaking ice, checking water tanks, and attending to animal care. During occasional snowstorms, we may need to hay the cattle and feed them with a feed truck. In January and February, we use loaders and tractors to clean the holding pens and spread manure on the fields. Also start to prepare for calving season by bedding pens and stalls. March is primarily dedicated to calving out the cows, tagging calves, maintaining records, and checking for sickness. In March and April we also prepare tractors and tillage equipment for spring field work and do yearly maintenance on irrigation equipment. Field work starts in April which involves tractor driving and equipment maintenance. We gather and ship the cattle at the end of April so no additional help is needed after that. Job duties include cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps; driving farm trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute feed to animals; examining animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and checking physical characteristics such as the rate of weight gain; feeding and watering livestock while monitoring food and water supplies; herding livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, farm trucks, or other enclosures; inspecting, maintaining, and repairing equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences; marking livestock to identify ownership and grade using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; mixing feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions; moving equipment, poultry, or livestock from one location to another manually or using farm trucks or carts; segregating animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition; caring for animals; cleaning equipment or facilities; transporting animals, crops, or equipment; treating animal injuries or illnesses; and performing machine maintenance and equipment cleaning. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion., Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.
Special Requirements
Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending over. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Require 1 month farm experience.