Seasonal Livestock Farmworker

Seasonal Livestock Farmworker at Dennis Klink in Elkader, IA.

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. 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. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions. Spray livestock with disinfectants and insecticides, or dip or bathe animals. Snow removal. Utilize feed wagons. Drive to town for cattle supplies on occasion. Remove ice formed in water. Farming with: Beef Cattle. No CDL Required and no commercial truck driving required.

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

Pay is $14.96 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.