This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2151194 Worker will be requiredto perform a variety of duties related to the production of barley,wheat, cover crops, and cattle.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period,however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/cropproduction.
General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minormechanical
adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spraychemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove
rocks from field; maintain/repair fencing; perform general cleanup offarm areas; drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDLsemi/10-wheel trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrainvehicle in the course
of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may beasked to transport other farm workers.
Irrigation duties will include the following:
Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for properwater distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turnvalves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes acrossfields at
specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/orplowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipesections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis.
Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move linesacross fields at specified intervals.
Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system.
Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and layout/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust,repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains usinghand tools;
observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation anduniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and storepipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season.
Duties related to the production of Livestock will include thefollowing: check physical characteristics, observe general condition oflivestock and apply the appropriate care; examine animals to detectillness/injury/disease, or
rate of weight gain; apply or administer medications, vaccines and/orinsecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock; place mineralblocks; drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water; herd livestock;confine
livestock in stalls; brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock;clean/disinfect livestock stalls/corrals/sheds.