Breeding & Milking Herdsmen
Natural Prairie Dairy – Indiana, LLC
📍 Lake Village, IN · Newton County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26244-207549
- 📞 Phone: +1 (806) 674-5270
- ✉️ Email: tm@agrivisionfm.com
Employer instructions
Potential U.S. workers will be accepted through the local Job Service Office, word-of-mouth referrals, gate hires (walk-up workers), and other sources. Applicants will be informed of the job duties, requirements, and terms and conditions of employment listed in the job order. Prospective applicants outside the local area may call the Talent Management Office at (806) 365-4189, MondayFriday, 6:00 A.M.4:00 P.M. HR will conduct telephone interviews with non-local applicants, while local candidates will be scheduled for interviews. All candidates must complete an application and pass an employer-paid drug and alcohol screening. Selected candidates must complete paid onboarding before work begins, including required hiring documents and training in Animal Welfare, Basic Safety, and Distracted Driving. Candidates will be paid $25.00 for onboarding.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Breeding & Milking Herdsmen (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26244-207549
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
NPDI has a very seasonal swing in reproduction that generates a predictable, calendar-driven surge in breeding and milking labor from November through May each year. The Breeding & Milking Herdsman will perform the following primary duties, including baseline milking responsibilities, with additional duties concentrated during the November - May breeding and peak milking season.
Breeding: Performing artificial insemination using frozen-thawed semen with proper thaw technique and sanitary handling; recording all breeding events, protocol administrations, and semen inventory usage in DairyComp on the same day
Heat Detection: monitoring data daily to identify cows in standing estrus; validating heat alerts against visual observation; drafting eligible cows for insemination; managing cows that miss or repeat cycles back into synchronization protocol
Pregnancy Diagnosis: determining cows for early AI confirmation by veterinarian (30-35 days post-AI); recording confirmed pregnancies and open returns in DairyComp; sorting open cows into re-synchronization pen for protocol restart
Pregnant Cow Monitoring and Management: daily visual health assessment of dry cows in far-off and close-up pens; body condition scoring on a scheduled basis; identifying and flagging cows for veterinary attention; managing stocking density and pen moves; administering approved treatments under veterinary protocol
Breeding and Pregnant Confirmation Records: entering all vaccination administrations, AI events, pregnancy check outcomes, breeding records, and treatments into DairyComp; generating weekly reproductive reports for herd manager review
Milking: performing routine milking of assigned cows/pens as part of the farm's regular milking rotation, including udder preparation and sanitation, proper unit attachment and removal, monitoring for mastitis or abnormal milk, and adherence to milk quality and food-safety protocols
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test |
Justification for Lifting Requirement:
The lifting requirement is necessary for the performance of the agricultural duties associated with this position. Workers are required to assist with farming activities that involve handling, moving, loading, and unloading equipment, tools, materials, and supplies. Certain items used in the normal course of the farming operation may weigh up to 75 pounds. Therefore, workers must be physically capable of safely lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds as required to perform the essential duties of the position.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 5:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | H-2A Workers: $13.52 per hour |
| Housing type | Rental or public accommodations (Morocco, In) |
| Housing | Apartments #16 and # 17. Both two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments will be provided in Morocco, Indiana. The apartment includes a living area, a fully equipped kitchen with a stove/oven and refrigerator, and access to on-site laundry facilities. |
| Meals | Workers will have access to free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities at the employer-provided housing for the preparation of meals. The Employer will provide transportation at no cost to workers to a local grocery store on a regularly scheduled basis. The Employer will utilize a 12-passenger transport van and Jeep Liberty that seats 5 and, when necessary, will make multiple trips to accommodate all workers wishing to purchase groceries without exceeding the vehicle's designated seating capacity. |
| Daily transportation | The Employer will provide daily transportation at no cost to workers between employer-provided housing and the worksite. Transportation will be provided using one 12-passenger van and one Jeep Liberty with seating for five passengers. Workers will be transported in multiple groups or trips, as necessary, to and from the worksite each workday. The worksite is located less than a 10-minute drive from the employer-provided housing. All transportation will be provided in a safe and timely manner. |
| Travel to the job | The Employer will coordinate, schedule and pay for bus transportation for H-2A workers traveling to the place of employment at the beginning of the contract period and for workers returning to their place of recruitment or other applicable return destination upon completion of the work contract. |
| Pay deductions | The reasonable repair cost of damage from deliberate destruction, other than that caused by normal wear and tear, will be deducted from the earnings of workers found to be responsible for damage to housing or furnishings. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26244-207549 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Sep 9, 2026 |