This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148449 Dates of need are3/15/2024 through 101/14/2025. This order is for work in the Challis,Idaho area. Worker will be required to perform a variety of dutiesrelated to the production of alfalfa, mixed hay, and livestock. Themajority 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; remove undesirableand excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field;replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive,load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehiclein the course of performing duties; operate chain saw to cut firewood/poles/posts for farming operation; load/unload wood. Irrigationduties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; checkalignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach linesto water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water;disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals;move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields wheremud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighingapproximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: hook/unhooklines; start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines acrossfields at specified intervals; repair/maintain system. Pivots: operate,maintain and repair system. Flood Irrigation: lift gate inside offlooded irrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into borderedsection of field; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cuttrenches in high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipewhen bordered section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe tounderground pipe system that releases water flow into reservoir orditch; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankmentsto appropriately channel water; set/dismantle/move plastic dams. OtherIrrigation 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 properoperation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, andstore pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. Dutiesrelated to the production of livestock will include the following:assist in delivery of offspring; apply or administer medications,vaccines and/or insecticides; mix feed/additives and feed/waterlivestock; place mineral blocks; drive equipment to haul/distributefeed/water; herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls; dock, castrate,brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock; clean/disinfect livestockstalls/corrals/sheds; hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck; ride,shoe, and care for horses; rope cattle.