Seasonal Livestock Farmworker

Seasonal Livestock Farmworker at Keith Mikel in Paragould, AR.

Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Maintain heated watering system. Operate snow removal equipment in order to operate feed wagons.  Mix feed and additives.  Fill feed troughs with feed and water for livestock.  Remove ice formed in water.  Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries.  Vaccinate animals by placing vaccine in drinking water or feed or using syringes and hypodermic needles.  Apply medications to cuts and bruises.  Spray livestock with insecticide.  Confine livestock in stalls, wash and clip them to prepare them for calving.  Assist veterinarian in delivery of offspring.  Bind or clamp testes or surgically remove testes to castrate livestock.  Clip identifying notches or symbols on animal.  Clean livestock stalls and sheds using disinfectant solutions, brushes and shovels.  Maintain breeding, feeding, and cost records.  Maintain workshop and general maintenance of buildings.  Use lawn mower, weed cutter, small equipment, and hand tools.

Work begins December 16, 2026 and ends March 15, 2027.

Pay is $13.95 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 54 hours per week.