WINTER RANGE LIVESTOCK WORKER

About this opportunity

Dates

Dec 16, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027

Duration

~2 months

Experience

3 month(s)

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience: 3 month(s)
• NONE
• Must have 3 months experience with 200 head of livestock on the range. One reference required. Required to be available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week and spend the majority of workdays on the range. All job duties are closely and directly related to the production of livestock. Perform any combination of the following tasks to attend to livestock on the range during the winter season: humid weather adversely affects their health
• detect direction from which wind or prevailing storms are coming to keep animals gathered and safe
• intensely monitor and treat both mother and young offspring vulnerable to the colder temperatures and sickness
• report to employer dehydration & other indicators of deterioration in animal's body condition/behavioral changes indicating malnutrition
• assist with supplemental feeding (when weather or quality of forage precludes use of range forage)
• herd livestock to appropriate grazing areas using winter trailing methods to avoid undue stress
• prevent hypothermia/abortion/death, move animals at a pace sufficient to ensure they receive ample water/forage during daylight hours before bedding down at night
• assist with branding and tagging and with the vaccination of animals by herding into corrals and /or stalls or manually restraining animals
• may assist with repairing or building fence to contain or protect livestock, may assist in the maintenance of tools, equipment and livestock handling facilities necessary to livestock production. Some work/tasks may occur off the range, but more than 51% of work will be performed on the range. Western Range Association and its member ranches facilitate practices of good animal husbandry.
• Employees that are found abusing, neglecting or abandoning livestock entrusted to their care may be terminated for cause. If the negligent/abusive actions of an employee result in the loss/death of livestock/animals or cause harm to another person, the employee may be held accountable for these actions.
• The employee is responsible to maintain the housing unit in a reasonable level of cleanliness in order to avoid flies, mice or other vermin.
• The employee is responsible to alert the employer of damage to the housing unit within a reasonable amount of time.
• The employee may be held accountable for damage to the housing unit that is the result of negligence on the part of the employee (normal wear and tear excepted). Hours worked footnote: On call for up to 24 hours 7 days a week

Work authorization

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Work authorization

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker

International candidates

Yes

Employer sponsorship

Required

Confirmation

Confirmed by source

Official source

U.S. Department of Labor

Benefits & conditions

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Fifteen mobile range units with the capacity of one per unit. One mobile range unit with the capacity of two. One fixed site range unit with the capacity of six. The total housing capacity is 23 workers. The housing is available and sufficient to accommodate the workers being requested.

Transportation

Workers are on the range 51% or more of the time, therefore daily transportation is not needed. For the period of time the worker is off the range, transportation is provided by the employer.

How to apply

E-mail: stevegseamons@yahoo.com; Tel: +12083123495

Phone

+12084316298

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26260-242380

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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