Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Herd livestock to pastures for
grazing or to scales, trucks, or other enclosures. Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or
disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of weight gain. Mark livestock to
identify ownership and grade, using brands, tags, paint, or tattoos. Maintain heated watering
system. Segregate animals according to weight, age, color, and physical condition. Maintain
equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move equipment or livestock from
one location to another on the farm. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant
solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Shift animals between grazing areas to
ensure that they have sufficient access to food. Patrol grazing lands on horseback or using
all-terrain vehicles. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records. Spray livestock with
disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Operate snow removal equipment in
order to operate feed wagons. Drive to town for cattle supplies on occasion. Remove ice
formed in water. Confine livestock in stalls. Farming with livestock. No CDL required and no
commercial truck driving required.
Employment period: Nov 3, 2026 – Mar 15, 2027
