Approved Mentor Dairy Graziers seeking an Apprentice, Intern or Journey Dairy Grazier can post position descriptions to the Job Board. To apply for a job fill out an
Apprentice Application
. You will have the option to message Mentor directly and to make your profile visible to other Mentors.
GRAZING APPRENTICE
The Grazing Apprentice will take part in most farm activities with a strong emphasis on learning about the micro-dairy enterprise on the farm, which is a year-round operation. Dairy operation includes AM and PM milking, cleaning the barn, feeding cows, cleaning out their sleeping quarters (mostly in winter), preparing them for milking, prepping and cleaning the milking equipment, and moving cows out to pasture as well as managing pasture rotations. Occasional assistance with calving and care of newborn calves is also required.
The poultry enterprise also operates year-round. Specific tasks associated with poultry include taking care of chicks and poults while in brooder phase of production, taking care of growing broiler chickens on pasture including feeding and watering, moving portable shelters, loading chickens and turkeys for processing, gathering, cleaning and processing eggs from up to 2000 hens, moving eggmobiles several times per week and taking down/setting up their portable fencing. For more information about the position and our farm please visit
www.allgrassfarms.com/employment-opportunities
.
