Open Range Production Parturition
NM Ranch
📍 Auburn, CA · Placer County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26188-083039
- 📞 Phone: +1 (916) 825-0933
- ✉️ Email: nmranch@live.com
Employer instructions
To apply, applicants must provide their full name and contact information. Only those applicants who meet all the special requirements for employment and who are ready, able, willing and qualified to perform the work, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should apply. Interested applicants and the State Workforce Agency may call between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Mon. thru Fri. PST. Applicants may apply by visiting the local State Workforce Agency to submit their application and be advised of the terms, conditions and qualifications for the job, pursuant to 20 CFR 655.155. Applicants must provide the name, and working telephone number of the previous employer being used as a reference (the reference must be able to verify the workers experience in the occupation for which the worker is applying). If hired, the applicant must be able to provide U.S. employment eligibility and/or identification documents in verification of the applicants right to work in the U.S. The employer will complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9) on each worker. The employer may be reached by the State Workforce Agency. Applications may be emailed or mailed. Peak Season Labor, Inc. is the designated agent.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Open Range Production Parturition (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26188-083039
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Open Range Parturition PRODUCTION
Parturition takes place on leased farm land (typically alfalfa, grass hay, and fallow farm fields). Worker will live in mobile housing near the animals during the entire production season.
Starting on September 15, The herder and ranch owners will begin preparing for the season. The herder will be responsible for rotating animals onto fresh feed using temporary electric fencing, watering animals (often pumping and hauling water), administer supplemental feed and minerals, observing for and treating any sick animals, feed and care for livestock guardian dogs, use herding dog to manage movement of herd and monitor herd needs. This season is a critical phase in the production cycle of animals for production of animals for the next targeted grazing season and ranch income. Feeding and management are essential to the success of the season. In the last month of pregnancy the animals are moved from the low nutrition level rangelands to larger, leased ranches with a mix of rangeland and irrigated feed. The move to larger properties helps insure less stress on the animals from fewer trailer rides and making sure there is ample feed available. At this time the animals are still fed the supplemental loose protein as well as alfalfa hay. Extra nutrition is needed to support fetal growth, milk production, and to provide energy for the mothers before parturition. Worker will be responsible for moving animals with temporary electric fencing and monitoring closely during the last weeks of pregnancy to be sure animals are in good health before Parturition. Worker will ensure adequate feed supply, prepare necessary equipment, and repair as necessary. Parturition begins October 15. The worker must be able to demonstrate knowledge of animals and experience with animal nutrition and parturition along with the ability to monitor to determine readiness to give birth. Animals will need to be checked regularly during the 24-hour day, as animals can give birth around the clock. Knowledge of and ability to determine normal and abnormal parturition situations. Monitor closely to help prevent problems. Ability to determine when assistance is required. Monitor health/growth and nutrition of newborn. Predation must be monitored and mitigated with human presence and guardian dogs. On the day each animal is born the herder will: dock ewe lambs tails, give selenium supplementation injection, place ear tag, and record all of the information about each birth. Worker will also assess for poor mothering ability and indicate those animals with a mark. Some of these new pairs will need additional help with the bonding processes; temporary steel panel pens are used to contain some pairs and provide them additional feed. For twin pairs, hobbles are placed and then removed after approximately 3 days. For triplets, one is pulled and bottle fed by the herder. When the group of lambs are 8, 12, and 16 weeks old they will be moved into working corrals by the herder with assistance and given 2 vaccinations, selenium injection, , and mothers are de-wormed as needed. On or about April 1st the lambs are weaned so that the mothers have time to dry up their milk and recover body condition before targeted grazing season. Worker may perform other farm or ranch chores related to the production and husbandry of livestock on an incidental basis. Must care for and control livestock guardian dogs as well as herding dogs. Employee must be willing to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision, and live and work singly or in small groups of workers in isolated areas for extended periods of time. The job will entail operating a 4-wheeler and use herding dogs for movement of livestock, as well as for catching animals when there is a problem. Worker must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb |
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Benefits and conditions
| Paid | Biweekly |
|---|---|
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Loomis, Ca) |
| Housing | 5 camper trailers - total capacity 5 |
| Meals | Kitchen facilities, utilities and utensils will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker. Worker will prepare their own meals. Upon request, employer will provide transportation to stores at least every two weeks for shopping for food and other necessary items at no cost to the worker |
| Daily transportation | NM Ranch operates a targeted grazing business in which employees are housed in travel trailers and always moved to the worksites which are suburban-wild land interface, suburban, semi-rural, and rural private and public properties for vegetation management. Employees are permitted to drive company vehicles, if licensed, for company errands. All supplies are brought to employees and travel trailers are transported by non H2A employees. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will pay for INBOUND and OUTBOUND transportation as well as all reasonable daily subsistence costs to amount to no less than those set forth in § 655.173(a). Transportation to place of employment: The employer may provide transportation to the place of employment by one of the following means: |
| Pay deductions | Room and board and Workers Compensation insurance will be provided at no charge to the workers. Social security / Medicare Taxes and Federal / State taxes will be withheld from U.S. Worker’s paychecks. Voluntary withholdings will be deducted from foreign workers\' paychecks at their request. Employer will make the following deductions when applicable: FICA, loans and advances, long-distance telephone charges. The employer will not make deduction from the employees wage unless it can be shown that the shortage, breakage, or loss is caused by a dishonest or willful act, or by the gross negligence of the employee. The employer will abide by 8 Cal. Code Regs. 11140(8). |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26188-083039 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Peak Season Labor, Inc. |
| Posted | Jul 14, 2026 |