This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2148435

　　Job is located in Fairfield, ID. The date of need is from 3/18/2024 -12/10/2024. Worker will be required to perform a variety of dutiesrelated to the production of alfalfa, barley, and cattle. The majorityof the work activities during the overall contract period, however, willbe related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production. General FarmWork/Irrigation will include the following responsibilities: maintain,drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to tillsoil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minormechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/orspray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/ifapplicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farmgrounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm structures;replace/repair/build fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas;drive, load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrainvehicle in the course of performing duties. Irrigation duties willinclude the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment ofpipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to watersupply; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carrypipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshlyirrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times;lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on asustained basis. Flood Irrigation: lift gate in side of floodedirrigation ditch/pipe permitting water to flow into bordered section offield; shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenchesin high areas to direct water flow; close gate in ditch/pipe whenbordered section is flooded; open gate or connect pipe to undergroundpipe system that releases water flow into reservoir or ditch; siphonwater from flooded reservoir or ditch to channel water into designatedareas; shovel or hoe soil to clear ditches/furrows and build embankmentsto appropriately channel water; mix and apply proper solutions to fillholes/cracks in pipes, ditches, and spillways, and make minor repairs tometal, concrete, and wooden frameworks in pipe and ditch valves andgates. Other Irrigation Duties: remove irrigation equipment from storageand lay out/place in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair, and replaceparts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observerevolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniformdistribution of water; maintain/service/repair irrigationequipment/systems; disassemble, service, and store irrigation equipmentafter irrigation season. Duties related to the production of livestockwill include the following: check physical characteristics, observegeneral condition of livestock; examine animals to detectillness/injury/disease, rate of weight gain or to determine offspringdelivery time; assist in delivery; apply or administer medications,vaccines and/or insecticides; feed/water livestock; place mineralblocks; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds;herd livestock; confine livestock in stalls; clean livestockcorrals/stalls/sheds; dock, castrate, brand, clip/tag livestock;hoist/stack bales of hay onto wagon/truck.