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Assistant Herdsman/Apprentice, Organic Dairy Farm
Seeking a hard working, full-time employee who is motivated and wants to learn.
Daily herd management duties include but not limited to:
Moving cows to/from pasture
Winter/spring season dry cow & heifer herd feeding.
Mixing and feeding dairy herd TMR
Scrape cow lot and stack manure
Till and manage bedded packs
Wash off skid loader if dirty
Calving season includes lots of cow sorting and calf handling/feeding
Weekly duties include but not limited to:
Haul stacked manure to composting area
Manage bedding in calf runs
Water tank trough cleanliness
Maintain and lube feed mixing and lot cleaning equipment including tractor, mixer, and skid loader
Maintain and lube all equipment used for compost making and spreading including tractor, composter, manure wagon, and spreader
Keep milking parlor clean and maintained.
Maintain and lube mower tractor, gator, four wheeler, and hi pressure washer
Warmer season fieldwork help as able and available around daily chores.
Employee start time varies with season but is normally 7 AM, with 30 minute break. Ends 5-6 PM once afternoon chores are complete. Occasional evening responsibility with cows or hay harvest.