General Farm Ranch

Job description

Rees Legacy, LLC is new to the H-2A program and is filing late this year due to the shortage of domestic workers. This year the company is filing for a shorter period from June 1 to November 15, 2023. Their true DON runs from January 15 to November 15. In the Spring of the year, all of our combined livestock and ranch activities accelerate, and the increased workload remains steady throughout the entire livestock production and growing season, up to and through mid-November when cattle are shipped and farm equipment is cleaned and stored for the winter. It is during this very busy season that we need additional labor.

The General Farm Ranch Hand position will be required to perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock and farming operation: Monitor and care of 350 mother cows, assist with calving, move livestock using 4-wheeler or side-by-side to pastures for grazing; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; doctor; vaccinate; sort; weigh; tag; brand; load and unload cattle; place mineral blocks; herd into corral and/or stall and manually restraining animals; apply medications to cuts and bruises; spray livestock with insecticide; assist with castration of livestock; clip identifying notches or brands animals; move livestock from summer range in the Fall to ween, preg-test and vaccinate. Assist with setting up/taking down corals/seating for registered cattle sales on the ranch in February and early November. Regularly clean stalls/corrals; weld and repair/replace fence in rough terrain; spray weeds. Must be able to maintain flood irrigation throughout the hay growing season and keep damns built up; clean out chutes, culverts and cattle guards. Must be able to find and maintain bearings to grazing areas. The job entails operating tractors, swather and balers to rake, cut and bale hay; maintain/clean farm machinery. The job entails working around farm machinery and a variety of farm animals as well as exposure to predators and poisonous snakes. The worker must be willing and able to occasionally work independently or in small groups of workers. Most duties are performed out of doors, and entail exposure to extreme heat, cold, dust, rain and other environmental conditions. Worker must be able to crouch, bend, lift and carry up to 100 pounds. Worker must have Drivers License or have the ability to obtain a Drivers' License. Anticipate 50 hours/week with additional long/odd hours needed during haying season. Employer provided items (at no cost to the worker): All tools and equipment necessary to perform the duties assigned as well as transportation between worker(s) on-site housing and the work site. A cell phone or two way radio will be provided for emergency and ranch communications at no cost to the worker (excluding long distance charges).

Special Requirements

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