H-2A

Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals

Job conditions

Attend to live farm, ranch animals that include cattle; Duties include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, castrating, branding, catching, and loading animals; Move cubes, liquid feed, hay to cattle to supplement diet; Maintain records on animals; Examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; Assist in birth deliveries, calving, weaning, and breeding; Administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate; Drive trucks, tractors, and other machines for duties such as distributing feed to animals and distributing fertilizer and other farm products; Clean and maintain animal housing areas; Inspect, maintain, prepare, and repair livestock facilities, buildings, pens, yards, fences and farm equipment; Provide mineral to cattle grazing wheat pasture; Maintain inventory; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Trap and destroy pests such as moles, gophers, and mice; work in extreme temperatures; Must speak and understand English.