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Hay Farm/Livestock Worker

  • Palmer Livestock LLC
  • Santa Anna, TEXAS
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$11.81 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
7/15/2026 to 5/15/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 3 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$11.81 / hour
Positions offered
1 position
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
7/15/2026
Contract end
5/15/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
4632 US Highway 67
ZIP code
76878
Hours per week
48

Additional pay information

Work performed in TX. Plus Room. $9.97 (H-2A)

Duties and description

Original English description
  • All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of hay and livestock.
  • Perform any combination of the following tasks required in general farmwork and the production of hay: adjust alignment of pipes ; adjust gates and pipe connections to control water flow; adjust valves to start and/or adjust water flow; assemble and place pipe in assigned patterns in fields; assist with irrigating forage; attach equipment extensions or accessories, such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools; evaluate the condition of the crop/weather and adjust harvesting and post-harvest activity based on evaluation; loading/unloading trucks; maintain/drive/attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, apply chemicals and harvest crops; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; operate maintain and repair all components of a sprinkler; operate multiple types of pumps; removal of excess plant growth from farm grounds; remove pipe from fields and place in storage; remove pipe from storage; shovel and pack dirt in low spots or cut trenches to direct water flow; use proper material and methods to repair irrigation equipment
  • Perform any combination of the following tasks attending to livestock: apply herbicides to noxious, invasive and poisonous plant species on grazing areas; apply medications to cuts and bruises; assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and handling facilities necessary to production; assist with castration of livestock; assist with the vaccination of livestock by herding into corrals and/or stalls or manually restraining animals; attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring
  • (including night checks); attend to pregnant livestock and newborn offspring in hot fall months and cold winter months; brand, tag, clip or otherwise mark young animals for identification purposes; clean and disinfect livestock corrals, pens and handling facilities; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; feed and water and ensure adequate provision of both; guard against predatory animals and from eating poisonous and/or noxious plants; lift and stack bales of hay and sacks of grain and mineral onto a feed truck or wagon; loading/unloading trucks; maintenance of farm structures and farm grounds; repair and/or maintain fence and facilities to ensure the safety and health of animals and forage; spray livestock with insecticide

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
3 months of experience

Required to: to operate equipment and machinery required to perform job duties indicated in a safe and responsible manner, work outdoors in all types of weather and may experience occasional exposure to hazards such as poisonous snakes and large game animals, biting insects and extreme temperature, work with and around farm machinery such as tractors for haying and supplemental feeding purposes and ATVs for irrigating and the movement of livestock, work with, repair and maintain both set field fence and temporary electric fence, spray pastures and/or fence lines for poisonous plants and/or noxious weeds with herbicides to prevent livestock from consuming them, Workers receive daily supervision and on-site training (1-3 months). No independent operation of farm equipment with out supervisor approval and safety check.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26124-865140
Case status
Certification issued

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