Seasonal Livestock Farmworker

Seasonal Livestock Farmworker at Gottsch Livestock Feeders in Red Cloud, NE.

Workers will perform winter livestock care duties during December through March, when freezing temperatures, snow, and ice increase the labor required to care for the employer’s cattle. Duties include removing accumulated snow from livestock areas and access routes needed to reach and care for cattle; breaking and removing ice from livestock water troughs; thawing frozen livestock water lines and checking water flow to maintain drinking water availability; removing wet or frozen bedding and replacing it with dry bedding to protect cattle from winter conditions; and delivering and distributing supplements to cattle during the winter. Workers will check livestock throughout the workday and repeat these tasks as conditions require. Workers will use appropriate farm tools and equipment to carry out these winter livestock-care activities. Must speak and understand English.

Work begins December 15, 2026 and ends March 25, 2027.

Pay is $16.25 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 55 hours per week.