Farm Worker Crop & Livestock

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13596722 Job requires tending to a cow-calf and seedstock beef cattle operation. Livestock duties include feeding and watering cattle; mixing and distributing rations based on nutritional requirements; lifting and handling heavy bags of minerals and supplements; moving hay bales manually or with equipment; and adjusting rations as needed based on health or seasonal conditions. Workers assist with all aspects of calving cows and bred heifers, including monitoring for signs of labor, providing support during delivery, ensuring proper postnatal care, and occasionally lifting and carrying newborn calves to safe or designated areas for treatment and care; tagging, weighing, and processing calves; and weaning calves from cows, managing the separation process and monitoring calf health and behavior during the transition. Workers move, sort, and handle cattle on foot and with equipment using low-stress handling practices; relocate cattle between pastures under rotational grazing practices and monitor access to water and forage; haul water to livestock and routinely check water sources; assist with breeding-season activities, including heat detection, artificial insemination, and management of cows and bulls through the breeding season; and condition, feed, sort, weigh, fit, and haul bulls in preparation for the operation's annual production bull sale, including preparing sale facilities and assisting with sale-day logistics. Workers monitor livestock health daily, identify and promptly address signs of illness or injury, administer medications, vaccinations, and supplements, brand and doctor cattle, and assist during veterinary visits by gathering, restraining, and recording health information. Workers perform fencing duties, including installing, repairing, maintaining, and removing permanent and temporary fencing, setting and moving electric fencing, and maintaining gates and related livestock containment systems; apply fly and external-parasite treatments to cattle, especially during warm months; and clean and maintain barns, pens, and handling areas, manage bedding and manure, and ensure a clean, safe environment for animals. Housing is provided. Reimbursement for transportation and subsistence is also offered. Transportation will be provided at no cost to workers, from employer-provided housing and, if applicable, centralized pick-up points to the places of employment at the beginning of each workday and back at the end of each work day. Please contact employer for further details.