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Baxter Land Company
Watson, ARKANSAS

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Source last checked: 11/13/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay: $13.95 / hour
Contract start / Contract end: 1/5/2027 to 11/4/2027
Education: No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 2 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay: $13.95 / hour
Positions offered: 16 positions
Schedule: Full time
Contract start: 1/5/2027
Contract end: 11/4/2027
Visa type: H-2A
Address: 2710 Hwy 1 N
ZIP code: 71674
Hours per week: 50

Additional pay information

The wage offered to H-2A workers is $12.71/hr. Workers may receive salary increases or bonuses based on merit, skill, and/or experience at the sole discretion of the employer.

Duties and description

Original English description

Baxter Land Company is involved in the production of cotton, rice, soybeans, corn, grain sorghum, timber, white-tail deer conservation, and the breeding and raising of hybrid catfish fingerlings. Generally, workers are responsible for grading and moving fish from pond to pond; harvesting eggs; placing fish in rearing troughs; feeding and monitoring fry and fingerlings; harvesting mature fish; and repairing and maintaining fish farm equipment.
Most of the ponds are used to house and grow the catfish fry to fingerling size for sale to customers to raise for food or for research. All water used in this operation is heated and conditioned, then returned for irrigation. Due to the technical nature of some of the work, it takes time to learn the procedures and techniques necessary to be successful with the work of the hybrid catfish operation. The catfish fry and fingerlings are very delicate and must be handled with care to avoid damage and/or death to the fish. Likewise, during the breeding portion of the operation, time is of the essence as the eggs and sperm will quickly die if they are not handled properly. The way the sperm and effs are harvested takes skill and expertise.
Baxter Land Company raises all its own male sperm donors and female brood fish. The males must be five (5) years old before they can be utilized as a sperm donor and are sacrificed at the time they donate their sperm. The female brood fish must be three (3) years old to be mature enough to be an egg donor. The breeding of the fish is accomplished essentially through artificial insemination. The onset of the ovulation process is induced in the female catfish when the ambient temperature and water temperature are optimum and hastened using hormone injections to encourage ovulation. Temperature variations of only three (3) degrees can produce all males or all females so timing of the commencement of the breeding cycle is critical.

Requirements and occupation

Education: No minimum education required
Occupation: Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required: Yes
Minimum experience: 2 months of experience

2 months of farming experience required. Must be able to lift 50lbs. Job involves exposure to extreme temperatures, extensive sitting or walking, frequent stooping or bending, and repetitive movements.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number: H-300-26295-316738
Case status: Acceptance issued

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The employer had 2 previous certifications in the last 2 years.

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