This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2143590

Dates of Need are: 3/1/2024-11/15/2024

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of corn silage, alfalfa, barley, and triticale. The

majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop

production.

General Farm Work will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm

implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and

repairs on farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable);

remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; remove rocks from field; paint/repair/maintain farm

structures; replace/repair fencing; perform general cleanup of farm areas; drive, load/unload trucks; operate vehicle, motor bike,

or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties.

Irrigation duties will include the following:

Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on

pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through

freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately

40 pounds on a sustained basis.

Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals.

Pivots: operate, maintain, and repair system.

Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate,

adjust, repair, and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and

adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service, and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines

after irrigation season.