Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
Employer: Scotch Prairie Farms LLC
Location: Lake City, MN
Workers needed: 1
Pay: $15.63/hour
Season: Dec 2, 2026 – Feb 16, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Worker will be required to perform the following job duties including but not limited to: Perform winter-specific duties including snow removal around barns and feeding areas, maintaining water access for livestock, and ensuring safe working conditions during cold weather. caring and management of dairy cattle including feeding livestock with silage, hay, and grain, assisting with milking operations. Operate tractors, loaders, and feed equipment to mix and distribute feed; covering/uncovering silage/feed and hay piles; Maintain clean, sanitary farm areas by cleaning stalls, pens, and equipment with disinfectants, brushes, shovels, hoses, or pumps; including washing parlor walls/floors/pit, bulk tank, feeders, pails, sinks, and pipelines and scraping and piling manure, hay, and foreign matter from pens, alleys, feeders, etc; use common hand, air, and electric tools for routine repairs and upkeep. Milk cows by hand or machine milking, ensuring orphan calves receive colostrum after birth, identifying animals with brands, tags, paint, or tattoos; breaking ice in water troughs, maintain animal corrals and enclosures as well as water systems and facilities. Protect systems and animals during cold months to prevent freezing and damage from snow and ice.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 0 months
Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license within 30 days following hire and obtain clean driving record to be able to operate company vehicle. Lift up to 65 lbs.
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