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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

Our ranch consists of 90 percent improved grasses, which means our feeding schedule for cattle is largely dictated by weather patterns. If we receive adequate rain throughout the growing season, we typically won’t begin feeding cattle until after the first frost, usually in October or November. In October, we wean calves and perform pregnancy checks on all cows. The calves are weaned for 90 days during which time we feed them a special weaning ration mix, monitor them daily for signs of illness, check self-feeders, and provide hay. Around the first frost, we begin feeding the larger herd using a routine that alternates between cow cake and round bales chopped with a hay buster. Calves are generally sold in December, while feeding the main herd continues through early spring or until sufficient rainfall allows for grazing again. Calving season begins in mid-February and continues through May. We typically work cattle and perform branding between mid-May and early June, at which point bulls are also turned out with the cows. In early spring, we clean out water tanks and troughs, prepare hay fields by aerating, fertilizing, and applying herbicides. If a wheat crop is produced, it’s usually cut and baled by late April or early May. By mid-June, we are cutting and baling coastal Bermuda hay. In early July, work shifts to maintaining water tanks and troughs, repairing fences, spot spraying pastures, and shop tasks such as making gates, and general equipment maintenance. Mid-summer includes shredding, and by the end of July, cattle and crops are typically “laid by,” or finished for the season. Of course, all activities are subject to seasonal and weather-related changes. Job duties are diverse and include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements like plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; operating tractors, sprayers, seed drills, and other equipment; and engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, and harvesting. Workers may fertilize, dust, and spray crops and operate hand sprayers for pesticides and fungicides. Other responsibilities include adjusting and monitoring machinery, repairing irrigation systems, hauling crops and supplies, maintaining and repairing equipment, and cleaning stalls and pens. Animal care duties involve distributing feed, examining livestock for illness or injury, monitoring feed and water supplies, tagging or branding for identification, and moving livestock as needed. Workers may also patrol grazing lands on horseback or ATVs, assist with breeding, artificial insemination, and animal births, administer medications or vaccinations, and rotate livestock between pastures. Additional tasks may include spraying livestock with insecticides, cleaning equipment and facilities, maintaining inventories, transporting animals or supplies, treating animal injuries, seasonal mowing and shredding, driving into town for parts, fixing flats, painting fences, cleaning working areas and cattle chutes, installing water tanks, and cutting firewood during winter. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion. Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires exposure to extreme outdoor temperatures. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Walking M Ranch

Location:

Seymour, TX 76380

Worksite

Address:

1576 Turkey Creek Road, Seymour, TX 76380

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25202-187944

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

7/28/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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