Job Details

Job Posting

This job was posted by Idaho Works. Dates of need are from 02/05/2026 to 11/01/2026. Total workers needed: 20, over 2 staggered start dates. Staggered Arrival dates:

Group 1: 5 workers on or about 2-5-26

Group 2: 15 workers on or about 3-15-26

Duration of employment: 2-5-26 to 11-01-26 Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of alfalfa (hay), corn, grain, potatoes and cattle for the majority of the workdays in the overall contract period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within the five SOC Codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined) category.

General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities:

• Maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops
• Make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery
• May mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable)
• Remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds
• Remove rocks from field
• Paint/repair/maintain farm structures
• Maintain/repair fences
• Perform general cleanup of farm areas
• Drive, load/unload farm trucks and Ag exempt, non-CDL semi/10-wheel trucks on, or between, farm worksites
• Operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers

Irrigation duties will include the following:

• Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals
• Pivots: push on switch that activates circle sprinkler system
• Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season

Duties related to the production of Livestock will include the following:

• Check physical characteristics, observe general condition of livestock and apply the appropriate care
• Examine animals to detect illness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspring delivery time
• Assist in delivery
• Apply or administer medications, vaccines and/or insecticides
• Mix feed/additives and feed/water livestock
• Place mineral blocks
• Drive equipment to haul/distribute feed/water
• Herd livestock
• Confine livestock in stalls
• Clean corrals/stalls/sheds
• Dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag and clamp livestock
• Clean/disinfect livestock stalls/sheds
• Maintain records on animals
• Hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck

Duties related to the Cutting/Sorting of Seed Potatoes will include the following:

• Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to cut and sort potatoes by: using knife to cut potato into sections; place potatoes on machine that cuts potatoes into sections; push button to start machinery; tend/monitor machine to insure proper movement of product; discard diseased/rotting/inferior product and foreign matter; report malfunctions; general cleanup

Duties related to the Harvesting of Potatoes will include the following:

• Will apply techniques as instructed by the employer to: remove rocks from rows in front of harvesting equipment; discard diseased/rotting product, rocks and foreign matter; alert equipment operator of equipment clogging/malfunctions; aid operator in correct machine performance