Winter Livestock Worker
Dakota View Farms, Inc.
📍 Groton, SD · Brown County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26274-273732
- 📞 Phone: +1 (605) 216-0187
- ✉️ Email: laynehoward94@outlook.com
Employer instructions
Contact: Jeffery Howard, 40829 131st Street, Groton, South Dakota 57445, Phone: (605) 216-0187, Employer will remain available for pre-determined interview appointments on Monday - Friday, 7 AM-5 PM
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Winter Livestock Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26274-273732
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Prepare calving facility. Calve out calves during the calving season. Medicate, vaccinate and treat for seasonal sicknesses. Monitor cattle and bred heifers for signs of labor; perform regular and nighttime calving checks as necessary; assist cows and heifers during delivery when needed. Care for newborn calves and nursing mothers. Monitor newborn calves and nursing mothers. Isolate sick calves. Castrate, brand, clip or tag newborn calves. Feed cattle during snowy/subfreezing periods when no seasonal pasturelands remain available for them to naturally graze upon. Add dry bedding. Remove snow from farm property. Break ice formation in water tanks daily. Fix and repair fencing damaged by drifting snow. Maintain and repair livestock facilities and winter pens.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required |
Drivers license in 30-days. Clean driving record required
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $16.59 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Groton, Sd) |
| Housing | Employer owned - Modular home |
| Meals | Fully furnished kitchen provided. Workers will have access to grocery stores at least once per week. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide a vehicle directly to the workers to drive themselves to and from the jobsite and housing as necessary on a day-to-day basis. There is no set schedule; generally, the workers will travel to and from the jobsite just before and after the workday. The workers will also be able to use the vehicles for personal errands and groceries at least once per week. The provided vehicles will be 3 trucks that seat 5 passengers each and a truck that seats 3 passengers. |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide advance transportation for reasonable (most economical) common carrier or other transportation which conforms to the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) in bound transportation (if it is the prevailing practice). If not the prevailing practice, the employer will reimburse the worker for transportation costs and subsistence to the employer's work site when the worker completes 50% of the work period. |
| Pay deductions | The following deduction will be made: Taxes, if applicable under Federal, State, and local law from U.S. Workers, FICA Taxes, & Federal Income Tax Withholding. Willful or negligent destruction of property. No deductions will be made which would bring the employee's hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. If workers request and receive a pay advance, that amount will later be deducted from their paycheck. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26274-273732 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | H2 VISA CONSULTANTS, LLC |
| Posted | Oct 28, 2026 |