Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals - Livesto
Employer: Vanderpol Ranch Inc.
Location: Gregory, SD
Workers needed: 2
Pay: $17.92/hour
Season: Dec 22, 2026 – May 31, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Move cattle from summer pasture in October.
Examine animals to detect illness, injury, or disease, and to check physical characteristics, such as rate of
weight gain. Provide medical treatment, such as administering medications and vaccinations, or arrange for
veterinarians to provide more extensive treatment. 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. Inspect, maintain, and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and
fences. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks or carts. Clean
stalls, pens, and equipment, using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, or pumps. Mix feed,
additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Order food for animals, and arrange for its delivery. Perform
duties related to livestock reproduction, such as breeding animals within appropriate timeframes, performing
artificial inseminations, and helping with animal births. Maintain growth, feeding, production, and cost records.
Groom, clip, trim, or castrate animals, dock ears and tails, or shear coats to collect hair. Spray livestock with
disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate
feed wagons. Confine livestock in stalls. Remove ice formed in water. Drive pick-up truck to town for cattle
supplies on occasion. Farming with: Beef Cattle. No CDL required and no driving commercial trucks required.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate
equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation.
For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation
once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking
services).
Transport: The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and
provide reimbursement upon arrival at the farm for all inbound and outbound transportation at
no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for
the distance involved. This may include plane, train, bus, or automobile.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Minimum of 3 months of experience is required. Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds. The worker will be
exposed to extreme temperatures. Extensive pushing and pulling is required. Workers must have positive verifiable experience relevant to the job and be capable of performing
physically demanding tasks. Workers must be able to speak English. Employees must adhere to strict biosecurity, company policies, and food safety guidelines, ensuring
compliance with health and safety regulations. Certain roles may require a valid drivers license within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record for operating company vehicles.
Exceptional performance may be rewarded with additional compensation or benefits at the employers discretion. Workers must be responsible, follow instructions, and comply
with attendance, punctuality, and work schedules, as repeated absenteeism, failure to meet job expectations, misconduct,
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