Livestock Yardman/woman

Work site environment

• Beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots

Work setting

• Rural area

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Direct farm feed inventory activities
• Handling animals
• Monitoring animal health
• Perform animal grooming activities
• Perform livestock feeding
• Track and report on current feed inventory
• Treat livestock health issues
• Feed and tend animals
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Carry out a pasture or pen breeding programs
• Ensure farm safety and bio-security procedures are followed
• Formulate feeding program
• Maintain livestock performance records
• Maintain quality control and production records
• Select livestock for sale
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Train horses
• Clean stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Perform general farm duties
• Write daily basic progress reports

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Tractor
• Farm truck
• Loader
• Manure spreader
• Skidsteer
• Forklift
• Hand tools

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance